2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 15
FCS CoachesNo. 16
Record9–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeromy McDowell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBryce Saia (5th season)
Home stadiumHouck Stadium
2018 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

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]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Jacksonville State134 (14)
2Austin Peay114 (1)
3UT Martin96
4Tennessee State91
5Eastern Illinois83
6Eastern Kentucky64
7Murray State39
8Southeast Missouri State35
9Tennessee Tech19
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Jacksonville State126 (14)
2Austin Peay112 (4)
3UT Martin95
4Eastern Illinois73
5Eastern Kentucky69
6Tennessee State64
7Southeast Missouri State62
8Murray State24
9Tennessee Tech23

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.

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[4] Marquis Terry RB SR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Arkansas State*
ESPN+L 21–4820,184
September 81:00 p.m.Dayton*
ESPN+W 40–214,273
September 156:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois*
ESPN+W 48–448,592
September 223:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky
ESPN+L 14–237,720
October 66:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+W 70–384,404
October 131:00 p.m.Austin Peaydagger
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+W 31–276,467
October 201:00 p.m.No. 5 Jacksonville State
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+W 37–143,103
October 272:00 p.m.at UT Martin
ESPN+W 56–334,014
November 31:00 p.m.Tennessee StateNo. 25
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+W 38–213,481
November 101:00 p.m.at Murray StateNo. 21
ESPN+L 38–402,087
November 171:00 p.m.Eastern IllinoisNo. 23
  • Houck Stadium
  • Cape Girardeau, MO
ESPN+W 38–323,987
November 241:00 p.mNo. 15 Stony Brook*No. 20
ESPN3W 28–145,679
December 11:00 p.m.at No. 3 Weber State*No. 20
ESPN3L 23–488,838
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5]

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
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS————————RV2521232015
Coaches————————RV2419232016

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
6189Drew ForbesOffeneive tackleCleveland Browns

References

  1. ↑ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2018 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. July 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jacksonville State Picked As 2018 Ohio Valley Conference Football Favorites". Ohio Valley Conference. July 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "SEMO's Terry, JSU's Bridges Named OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. July 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
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