The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football program is the intercollegiate
American football team for the
Southeast Missouri State University
Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...
located in the U.S. state of
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
Houck Stadium is an 11,015-seat multi-purpose stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It opened in 1930 and was named after famous Missouri resident Louis Houck. Today it is home to the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks football team and ...
. They are coached by
Tom Matukewicz
Thomas M. Matukewicz ( ; born August 5, 1973), also known as "Coach Tuke", is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Southeast Missouri State University. Matukewicz was formerly the defensive coordinator coach at the Univer ...
.
History
Southeast Missouri State first competed in football in 1904. In 1912, the school joined the
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), which later joined the
NCAA as a
Division II conference. The football team had its first known head coach, J.F. Corleux, in 1915. Corleux remained head coach until 1929.
In 1991, Southeast Missouri State joined the
Ohio Valley Conference and moved up to the
Division I-AA level.
Classifications
*1952–1957: NAIA
*1958–1972: NCAA College Division
*1973–1990: NCAA Division II
*1991–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS
Conference memberships
*1902–1923: Independent
*1924–1990:
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is a List of NCAA conferences, college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division II, Division II level, headquartered ...
*1991–present:
Ohio Valley Conference
Conference championships
Southeast Missouri State has won 19 conference championships, 12 outright and seven shared.
† Co-champions
FCS Playoffs results
The Redhawks have appeared in the FCS playoffs four times with an overall record of 1–4.
Rivalries
Southeast Missouri State has an in-state rivalry with
Missouri State
Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School, it is the state's second largest university by enr ...
. The two schools last played in 2008, and Missouri State leads the series 46–28.
Another rivalry is with
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois, also known as Little Egypt, is the southern third of Illinois, principally along and south of Interstate 64. Although part of a Midwestern United States, Midwestern state, this region is aligned in culture more with that of th ...
. The annual series between the schools went on hiatus after 2005 and resumed in 2010. In 2013, the two schools played in a game called the College Classic, at
Busch Stadium in
St. Louis. In the first-ever football game held at Busch, Southern Illinois won 36-19. In 2014, the rivalry game was played at SIU's stadium in
Carbondale, Illinois
Carbondale is a city in Jackson and Williamson Counties, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". The city developed from 1853 because of the stimulation of railroad construction into the ...
, and Southern Illinois won 50-23. Southeast Missouri State leads the series 39–35–8 as of 2014.
Within the Ohio Valley Conference, Southeast Missouri State's rival is
Murray State
Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...
. Murray State leads the series 38–10–1 as of 2014.
Notable former players
Current coaching staff
Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of December 9, 2022.
References
External links
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{{Ohio Valley Conference football navbox
American football teams established in 1902
1902 establishments in Missouri