American college football season
2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 15 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 16 |
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Record | 9–4 (6–2 OVC) |
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Head coach | - Tom Matukewicz (5th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Jeromy McDowell (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Bryce Saia (5th season) |
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Home stadium | Houck Stadium |
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The 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing to Weber State in the second round. The team played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Preseason
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) |
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 |
Coaches poll 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.
Offense Marquis Terry – RB Drew Forbes – T Defense Zach Hall – LB |
Award watch lists
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 | | - Houck Stadium
- Cape Girardeau, MO
| ESPN+ | W 31–27 | 6,467 |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Jacksonville State | | - Houck Stadium
- Cape Girardeau, MO
| 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 | - Houck Stadium
- Cape Girardeau, MO
| 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 | - Houck Stadium
- Cape Girardeau, MO
| 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 |
- *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
At Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redhawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Red Wolves | 7 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 48 |
Dayton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Flyers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Redhawks | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 40 |
At Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redhawks | 14 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 48 |
Salukis | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
At Eastern Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Colonels | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
At Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redhawks | 21 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 70 |
Golden Eagles | 3 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Austin Peay
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Governors | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Redhawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Redhawks | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
At UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redhawks | 16 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 56 |
Skyhawks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 33 |
Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 25 Redhawks | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
At Murray State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Redhawks | 17 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
Racers | 0 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 40 |
Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
No. 23 Redhawks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 38 |
Stony Brook–NCAA Division I First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 15 Seawolves | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
No. 20 Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
At Weber State–NCAA Division I Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 20 Redhawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
No. 3 Wildcats | 0 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 15 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
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Players drafted into the NFL
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. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
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