Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football | |||
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First season | 1902 | ||
Athletic director | Brady Barke | ||
Head coach | Tom Matukewicz 9th season, 50–52 (.490) | ||
Stadium | Houck Stadium (capacity: 11,015) | ||
Location | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | ||
All-time record | 431–481–36 (.474) | ||
Conference titles | 19 | ||
Colors | Red and black [1] | ||
Website | gosoutheast.com |
The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Southeast Missouri State University located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ohio Valley Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team plays its home games at the 11,015-seat Houck Stadium. They are coached by Tom Matukewicz.
Southeast Missouri State first competed in football in 1904. [2] In 1912, the school joined the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), which later joined the NCAA as a Division II conference. [3] The football team had its first known head coach, J.F. Corleux, in 1915. Corleux remained head coach until 1929. [4]
In 1991, Southeast Missouri State joined the Ohio Valley Conference and moved up to the Division I-AA level.
Southeast Missouri State has won 19 conference championships, 12 outright and seven shared. [5] [6]
Season | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
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1937 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Abe Stuber | 9–0 | 5–0 |
1942† | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Abe Stuber | 4–2–1 | 3–1 |
1946 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Abe Stuber | 8–0–1 | 5–0 |
1955 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kenneth Knox | 9–0 | 5–0 |
1957 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kenneth Knox | 6–2–1 | 4–0–1 |
1958 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kenneth Knox | 7–1–1 | 5–0 |
1959 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kenneth Knox | 7–2 | 5–0 |
1962 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kenneth Knox | 7–3 | 5–0 |
1967 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kenneth Knox | 8–2 | 5–0 |
1968 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Tom Thrower | 6–4 | 5–0 |
1969† | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Tom Thrower | 8–2 | 4–1 |
1973 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Jim Lohr | 6–4 | 5–1 |
1975 | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Jim Lohr | 7–4 | 6–0 |
1976† | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Jim Lohr | 7–3–1 | 4–1–1 |
1977† | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Jim Lohr | 7–3–1 | 4–1–1 |
1987† | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Bob Smith | 6–4–1 | 4–0–1 |
1988† | Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Bill Maskill | 6–4 | 5–1 |
2010 | Ohio Valley Conference | Tony Samuel | 9–3 | 7–1 |
2019† | Ohio Valley Conference | Tom Matukewicz | 9–3 | 7–1 |
2022† | Ohio Valley Conference | Tom Matukewicz | 9–2 | 5–0 |
† Co-champions
The Redhawks have appeared in the FCS playoffs four times with an overall record of 1–4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2010 | Second Round | Eastern Washington | L 17–37 |
2018 | First Round Second Round | Stony Brook Weber State | W 28–14 L 23–48 |
2019 | First Round | Illinois State | L 6–24 |
2022 | First Round | Montana | L 24–34 |
Southeast Missouri State has an in-state rivalry with Missouri State. [7] The two schools last played in 2008, and Missouri State leads the series 46–28. [8]
Another rivalry is with Southern Illinois. The annual series between the schools went on hiatus after 2005 and resumed in 2010. [9] In 2013, the two schools played in a game called the College Classic, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. [10] In the first-ever football game held at Busch, Southern Illinois won 36-19. [11] In 2014, the rivalry game was played at SIU's stadium in Carbondale, Illinois, and Southern Illinois won 50-23. Southeast Missouri State leads the series 39–35–8 as of 2014. [8] [12]
Within the Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State's rival is Murray State. [13] [14] Murray State leads the series 38–10–1 as of 2014. [8] [15]
Name | Years played | Position |
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Eugene Amano | 2000–2003 | C |
Dan Connolly | 2001–2005 | OT |
Kenneth Dement | 1951–1955 | OT/DT |
Kendall Donnerson | 2014-2017 | DE |
Mike Ford | 2013-2017 | CB |
Drew Forbes | 2015-2019 | OG |
Ray Goodson | 2001–2004 | TE |
Ken Iman | 1958–1959 | C |
Edgar Jones | 2003–2006 | LB |
Dimitri Patterson | 2001–2004 | CB |
Willie Ponder | 1999–2002 | WR |
Jon Robinson | 1996–1998 | DT |
Angel Rubio | 1993–1997 | DT |
Zach Hall | 2016–2019 | LB |
Marquis Walker | 1992–1995 | CB |
Kristian Wilkerson | 2015–2019 | WR |
Mike Wood | 1974–1977 | K |
Name | Position |
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Tom Matukewicz | Head coach |
Ricky Coon | Defensive coordinator |
Jeromy McDowell | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks |
Justin Drudik | Wide receivers/offensive passing game coordinator |
Ray Smith | Defensive Backs/Defensive pass game coordinator |
Jerone Williams | Defensive line |
Cole Cook | Tight ends |
Tim Billings | Outside linebackers |
Connor Benado | Inside linebackers |
Lucas Orchard | Offensive line |
Isasc Reed | Running backs |
Luke Berblinger | Recruiting coordinator |
Lucas Orchard | Graduate assistant |
Jesse Stilley | Graduate assistant |
Brett Blackman | Director of operations/equipment manager |
Ryan Napoli | Director of sports performance |
Announced schedules as of August 8, 2023. [17]
2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
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at Kansas State | North Alabama | at Arkansas State | at Missouri | at Missouri | |||
Southern Illinois | at Southern Illinois | at North Alabama | |||||
at Eastern Kentucky | at North Dakota State | ||||||
at Central Arkansas | Southern Illinois | ||||||
at Nicholls |
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The 2011 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tony Samuel, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2012 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tony Samuel, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2013 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Tony Samuel in his eighth and final year as head coach, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2014 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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The 2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tony Samuel, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Southeast Missouri State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redhawks lost in second round to the eventual national champion, Eastern Washington. The team played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2015 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing to Weber State in the second round. The team played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2009 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tony Samuel, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Austin Peay. Southeast Missouri State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redhawks lost to Illinois State in the first round. The team played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2020 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2021 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks played their home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
The 2023 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team will represent Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks will play home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.