# 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.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

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

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

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois* | No. 17 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 44–26 | 8,312 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Montana State* | No. 12 | Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT | Pluto TV | L 17–38 | 19,497 |
| September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at Missouri* | No. 19 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | SECN Alt. | L 0–50 | 56,620 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | West Virginia State* | No. 23 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 56–10 | 5,324 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | No. 23 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 43–37 $^{2OT}$ | 4,373 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | No. 20 | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | L 24–28 | 6,343 |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Jacksonville State | | JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN3 | W 24–21 | 13,643 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | UT Martin | No. 24 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 2,467 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | No. 18 | Hale StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN3 | W 32–13 | 4,738 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | No. 17 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN3 | W 38–31 | 3,750 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 15 | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | ESPN+ | W 26–12 | 4,069 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 13 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 31–24 | 2,764 |
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Illinois State* | No. 12 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | L 6–24 | 3,274 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Southern Illinois

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

### At Montana State

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

### At Missouri

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

### West Virginia State

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

### Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| No. 23 Redhawks | 6 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 43 |

### At Austin Peay

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

### At Jacksonville State

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

### UT Martin

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

### At Tennessee State

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

### Eastern Kentucky

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

### At Eastern Illinois

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

### Murray State

| | 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

The Redhawks received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, with a first-round pairing against Illinois State.
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| No. 12 Redhawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 17 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | RV | 24 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
| Coaches | 18 | 13 | 20 | 25 | RV | 25-T | 22 | RV | RV | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | |