2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
The 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz and played their home games at Houck Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in OVC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing in the second round to Weber State.
| 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football | |
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 23–48 vs. Weber State | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 15 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 16 |
| 2018 record | 9–4 (6–2 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) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Southeast Missouri State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 134 (14) |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 114 (1) |
| 3 | UT Martin | 96 |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 91 |
| 5 | Eastern Illinois | 83 |
| 6 | Eastern Kentucky | 64 |
| 7 | Murray State | 39 |
| 8 | Southeast Missouri State | 35 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 19 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 126 (14) |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 112 (4) |
| 3 | UT Martin | 95 |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 73 |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky | 69 |
| 6 | Tennessee State | 64 |
| 7 | Southeast Missouri State | 62 |
| 8 | Murray State | 24 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 23 |
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.
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Offense Marquis Terry – RB Drew Forbes – T Defense Zach Hall – LB |
Award watch lists
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton Award[4] | Marquis Terry | RB | SR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | ESPN+ | L 21–48 | 20,184 | ||
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton* | ESPN+ | W 40–21 | 4,273 | ||
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois* | ESPN+ | W 48–44 | 8,592 | ||
| September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | L 14–23 | 7,720 | ||
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | ESPN+ | W 70–38 | 4,404 | ||
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Austin Peay |
| ESPN+ | W 31–27 | 6,467 | |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Jacksonville State |
| ESPN+ | W 37–14 | 3,103 | |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | ESPN+ | W 56–33 | 4,014 | ||
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | No. 25 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–21 | 3,481 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Murray State | No. 21 | ESPN+ | L 38–40 | 2,087 | |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | No. 23 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–32 | 3,987 |
| November 24 | 1:00 p.m | No. 15 Stony Brook* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 5,679 |
| December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Weber State* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | L 23–48 | 8,838 |
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* Source:[5]
Game summaries
at Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Redhawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15–7 | 2017 | APSU, 38–31 |
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 5 Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Redhawks | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–17 | 2017 | JSU, 23–7 |
at UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redhawks | 16 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 56 |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15–18 | 2017 | UTM, 16–14 |
Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 25 Redhawks | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–13 | 2017 | TSU, 23–20 |
at Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 21 Redhawks | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
| Racers | 0 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 40 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–39–1 | 2017 | SEMO, 21–10 |
Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| No. 23 Redhawks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–18 | 2017 | EIU, 19–16 |
FCS Playoffs
Stony Brook–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 15 Seawolves | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 20 Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
at Weber State–Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Redhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| No. 3 Wildcats | 0 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 25 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 15 | |||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 24 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 16 | |||||||
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 6 | 189 | Drew Forbes | OT | Cleveland Browns |
References
- "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2018 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. July 20, 2018.
- "Jacksonville State Picked As 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Football Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. July 23, 2018.
- "SEMO's Terry, JSU's Bridges Named OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. July 23, 2018.
- "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "2018 Football Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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