2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
2018 record 3–2 (1–1 OVC)
Head coach Tom Matukewicz (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Jeromy McDowell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Bryce Saia (5th season)
Home stadium Houck Stadium
(Capacity: 11,015)
2018 OVC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 Jacksonville State  3 –0     4 –1  
Murray State  2 –0     2 –3  
Southeast Missouri State  1 –1     3 –2  
Eastern Kentucky  1 –1     2 –3  
Tennessee State  1 –1     2 –2  
UT Martin  1 –1     1 –4  
Austin Peay  1 –2     3 –3  
Eastern Illinois  1 –2     1 –5  
Tennessee Tech  0 –3     0 –6  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represents Southeast Missouri State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz and play their home games at Houck Stadium. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2017 season 3–8, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

Preseason

OVC media poll

On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Redhawks predicted to finish in eighth place.[1] On July 23, the OVC released their coaches poll with the Redhawks predicted to finish in seventh place.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Jacksonville State134 (14)
2Austin Peay114 (1)
3UT Martin96
4Tennessee State91
5Eastern Illinois83
6Eastern Kentucky64
7Murray State39
8Southeast Missouri State35
9Tennessee Tech19
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Jacksonville State126 (14)
2Austin Peay112 (4)
3UT Martin95
4Eastern Illinois73
5Eastern Kentucky69
6Tennessee State64
7Southeast Missouri State62
8Murray State24
9Tennessee Tech23

Preseason All-OVC team

The Redhawks had thee players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[3] Running back Marquis Terry was also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[4] Marquis Terry RB SR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Arkansas State*
ESPN+L 21–4820,184
September 81:00 p.m.Dayton*
ESPN+W 40–214,273
September 156:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois*
ESPN+W 48–448,592
September 223:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky
ESPN+L 14–237,720
October 66:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+W 70–384,404
October 131:00 p.m.Austin Peaydagger
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+
October 201:00 p.m.Jacksonville State
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+
October 272:00 p.m.at UT Martin
ESPN+
November 31:00 p.m.Tennessee State
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+
November 101:00 p.m.at Murray State
ESPN+
November 171:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5]

Game summaries

at Arkansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0 14 0 7 21
Red Wolves 7 14 27 0 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–4–1 2003 ARST, 21–3

Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 7 0 7 7 21
Redhawks 3 10 7 20 40
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 DAY, 25–23

at Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 14 3 17 14 48
Salukis 10 10 7 17 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–38–8 2017 SIU, 35–17

at Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 0 0 7 14
Colonels 3 7 7 6 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–23 2017 SEMO, 29–10

at Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 21 28 14 7 70
Golden Eagles 3 14 7 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–14 2017 SEMO, 31–3

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Governors 0
Redhawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–7 2017 APSU, 38–31

Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 0
Redhawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–17 2017 JSU, 23–7

at UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0
Skyhawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–18 2017 UTM, 16–14

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Redhawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–13 2017 TSU, 23–20

at Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0
Racers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–39–1 2017 SEMO, 21–10

Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Redhawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–18 2017 EIU, 19–16

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2018/7/10/media-pollsters-tab-jacksonville-state-as-2018-ovc-football-preseason-favorites.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2018/7/10/jacksonville-state-picked-as-2018-ohio-valley-conference-football-favorites.aspx?path=football
  3. ↑ http://www.ovcsports.com/news/2018/7/10/semos-terry-jsus-bridges-named-ovc-preseason-football-players-of-the-year.aspx?path=football
  4. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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