Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football

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Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
SEMO Redhawks wordmark.svg
First season1902;123 years ago (1902)
Athletic director Brady Barke
Head coach Tom Matukewicz
11th season, 63–62 (.504)
Stadium Houck Stadium
(capacity: 11,015)
Location Cape Girardeau, Missouri
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference OVC–Big South
All-time record493–557–37 (.471)
Conference titles21
ColorsRed 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.

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History

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.

Classifications

Conference memberships

Conference championships

Southeast Missouri State has won 21 conference championships, 12 outright and nine shared. [5] [6]

SeasonConferenceCoachOverall RecordConference Record
1937 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Abe Stuber 9–05–0
1942†Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationAbe Stuber4–2–13–1
1946Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationAbe Stuber8–0–15–0
1955Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kenneth Knox 9–05–0
1957Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationKenneth Knox6–2–14–0–1
1958Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationKenneth Knox7–1–15–0
1959Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationKenneth Knox7–25–0
1962Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationKenneth Knox7–35–0
1967Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationKenneth Knox8–25–0
1968Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tom Thrower 6–45–0
1969†Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationTom Thrower8–24–1
1973Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Jim Lohr 6–45–1
1975Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationJim Lohr7–46–0
1976†Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationJim Lohr7–3–14–1–1
1977†Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationJim Lohr7–3–14–1–1
1987†Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Bob Smith 6–4–14–0–1
1988†Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Bill Maskill 6–45–1
2010 Ohio Valley Conference Tony Samuel 9–37–1
2019†Ohio Valley Conference Tom Matukewicz 9–37–1
2022†Ohio Valley Conference Tom Matukewicz 9–35–0
2024† Big South–OVC Football Association Tom Matukewicz 9–36–2

† Co-champions

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

The Redhawks have made five appearances in the Division I–AA/FCS playoffs, with a combined record of 1–5.

YearRoundOpponentResult
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
2024 First Round Illinois State L 27–35

Rivalries

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 2018, the rivalry game was dubbed the "War of the Wheel". The winner of the "War of the Wheel" takes home an authentic ship's wheel. [12] Southeast Missouri State leads the series 44–40–8 as of 2024. [8]

Within the Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State's rival was Murray State. Murray State left the Ohio Valley Conference to join the Missouri Valley Conference for football on July 1, 2023. [13] The two schools last played in 2022, which was the last Ohio Valley Conference game for Murray State. [14] Murray State leads the series 43–14–1. [8]

Notable former players

NameYears playedPosition
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 Goodson2001–2004 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

Current coaching staff

[15]

NamePosition
Tom Matukewicz Head coach
Ricky CoonDefensive coordinator
Jeromy McDowellOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Justin DrudikWide receivers/offensive passing game coordinator
Ray SmithDefensive Backs/Defensive pass game coordinator
Jerone WilliamsDefensive line
Cole CookTight ends
Tim Billings Outside linebackers
Connor BenadoInside linebackers
Lucas OrchardOffensive line
Isasc ReedRunning backs
Luke BerblingerRecruiting coordinator
Lucas OrchardGraduate assistant
Jesse StilleyGraduate assistant
Brett BlackmanDirector of operations/equipment manager
Ryan NapoliDirector of sports performance

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of July 18, 2025. [16]

202520262027202820292030
at Arkansas State at Iowa State at Kansas at Missouri at North Alabama at Missouri
North Alabama at Southern Illinois at Central Arkansas at Southern Illinois at Ole Miss
at North Dakota State Central Arkansas Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois

References

  1. ↑ "Ohio Valley Conference Style Guide" (PDF). June 20, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2014 media guide, p. 204.
  3. ↑ "About the Association".
  4. ↑ 2014 media guide, p. 159.
  5. ↑ DeLassus, David (2015). "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Conference Champions". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2014 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Football Information Guide". Southeast Missouri State University. 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Bears Renew Longest Rivalry With Saturday Night's Game at Southeast". Missouri State Bears. September 18, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 2025SEMOFBGuide.pdf "Series records" (PDF), 2025 Southeast Missouri State Football Guide, p. 74{{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. ↑ Mishow, Marty (September 17, 2010). "Southeast, Southern Illinois football coaches enjoy renewed rivalry". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Southern Illinois and SE Miss State to play first football game in Busch Stadium". GamedayR. April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ Mishow, Marty (September 22, 2003). "Southeast bows to SIU in first football game at Busch Stadium". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ "War For The Wheel". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Murray State Football to join Missouri Valley Football Conference". www.murraystate.edu. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Hess Breaks SEMO and OVC Single-Game Rushing Record as #15 Redhawks Win the OVC Title". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. November 19, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  15. ↑ 2021 Football Coaching Staff , retrieved May 31, 2019
  16. ↑ "Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
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