2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
OVC co-champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 6–24 vs. Illinois State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 17
FCS Coaches	No. 16
Record	9–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeromy McDowell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryce Saia (6th season)
Home stadium	Houck Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

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.

STATSNo. 17

FCS CoachesNo. 16

Record9–4 (7–1 OVC)

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2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Austin Peay +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
UT Martin	6	–	2	7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tennessee Tech	3	–	5	6	–	6
Jacksonville State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Murray State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Tennessee State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Eastern Illinois	1	–	7	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 p.m.	Southern Illinois*	No. 17	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 44–26	8,312
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Montana State*	No. 12	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	Pluto TV	L 17–38	19,497
September 14	6:30 p.m.	at Missouri*	No. 19	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN Alt.	L 0–50	56,620
September 21	1:00 p.m.	West Virginia State*	No. 23	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 56–10	5,324
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	No. 23	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 43–37 ^2OT	4,373
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 20	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 24–28	6,343
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Jacksonville State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 24–21	13,643
October 26	1:00 p.m.	UT Martin	No. 24	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 17–10	2,467
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	No. 18	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN3	W 32–13	4,738
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	No. 17	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN3	W 38–31	3,750
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	No. 15	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+	W 26–12	4,069
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 13	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 31–24	2,764
November 30	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Illinois State*	No. 12	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 6–24	3,274
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	7	0	12	26
No. 17 Redhawks	0	20	17	7	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Redhawks	0	10	0	7	17
No. 13 Bobcats	10	0	28	0	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Redhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	27	10	10	3	50

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	0	10	0	10
No. 23 Redhawks	14	14	7	21	56

Preseason

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Golden Eagles	7	13	7	3	7	0	37
No. 23 Redhawks	6	14	3	7	7	6	43

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	7	3	14	24
No. 16 Gamecocks	0	7	0	14	21