2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football

NCAA Division I Second Round, L 23–48 vs. Weber State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 16
Record	9–4 (6–2 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeromy McDowell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryce Saia (5th season)
Home stadium	Houck Stadium

2018 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

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]

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

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State*		Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 21–48	20,184
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Dayton*		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 40–21	4,273
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois*		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 48–44	8,592
September 22	3:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 14–23	7,720
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	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		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	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	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	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	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 28–14	5,679
December 1	1:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Weber State*	No. 20	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	25	21	23	20	15
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	24	19	23	20	16

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
6	189	Drew Forbes	Offeneive tackle	Cleveland Browns

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.