2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

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.

2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
OVC co-champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 16
Record9–4 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeromy McDowell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBryce Saia (6th season)
Home stadiumHouck Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Redhawks were picked to finish in second place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Jacksonville State 135 (15)
2 Southeast Missouri State 115
3 Eastern Kentucky 99
4 Austin Peay 84
5 Tennessee State 75
6 UT Martin 58
7 Murray State 55
8 Eastern Illinois 38
9 Tennessee Tech 16

Preseason All-OVC team

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The Redhawks had six players at five positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 6:30 p.m. Southern Illinois* No. 17 ESPN+ W 44–26 8,312
September 7 7:00 p.m. at No. 13 Montana State* No. 12 Pluto TV L 17–38 19,497
September 14 6:30 p.m. at Missouri* No. 19 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 ESPN+ L 24–28 6,343
October 19 3:00 p.m. at No. 16 Jacksonville State 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 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 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
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

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Game summaries

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Southern Illinois

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

At Montana State

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

At Missouri

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

West Virginia State

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

Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Golden Eagles 7 13 7 370 37
No. 23 Redhawks 6 14 3 776 43

At Austin Peay

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Redhawks 3 0 14 7 24
Governors 0 7 7 14 28

At Jacksonville State

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

UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 3 0 0 10
No. 24 Redhawks 3 0 7 7 17

At Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Redhawks 9 6 10 7 32
Tigers 0 0 7 6 13

Eastern Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 17 7 0 31
No. 17 Redhawks 7 7 7 17 38

At Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Redhawks 0 6 7 13 26
Panthers 7 0 3 2 12

Murray State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 7 17 0 0 24
No. 13 Redhawks 3 14 0 14 31

Illinois State–NCAA Division I First Round

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The Redhawks received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, with a first-round pairing against Illinois State.[5]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Redbirds 14 7 0 3 24
No. 12 Redhawks 3 0 0 3 6

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS17121923232320RV241817151312
Coaches18132025RV25-T22RVRV2118171613

References

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  1. ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019 Southeast Missouri Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.