# 2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

The 2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tony Samuel, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Southeast Missouri State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redhawks lost in second round to the eventual national champion, Eastern Washington. The team played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
2006 was the first and only winning season in Samuel's tenure as Southeast Missouri State's head coach. It was also the Redhawks's first winning season since 2002 and first-ever FCS playoff appearance.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Ball State* | | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN | | L 10–27 | 10,753 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Murray State | | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | WQWQ | W 30–17 | 7,014 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Southern Illinois* | | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | | W 24–21 | 13,078 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO (Family Weekend) | KFVS | W 23–21 | 8,732 |
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | ESPN3 | W 28–13 | 8,007 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | No. 25 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | KFVS | W 19–17 | 10,316 |
| October 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | No. 18 | Governors StadiumClarksville, TN | WQWQ | W 41–24 | 2,917 |
| October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | No. 13 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | KFVS | W 40–21 | 6,022 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | UT Martin | No. 11 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | KFVS | W 24–17 | 11,126 |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Southwest Baptist* | No. 9 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | KFVS | W 40–14 | 5,513 |
| November 13 | 3:05 p.m. | at No. 6 Jacksonville State | No. 7 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN3 | L 27–29 | 20,237 |
| December 4 | 3:05 p.m. | at No. 1 Eastern Washington* | No. 9 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (NCAA Division I Second Round) | WQWQ | L 17–37 | 3,665 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Southeast Missouri State | Alma mater |
| Tony Samuel | Head coach | 5 | Nebraska (1981) |
| Brian Boerboom | Offensive line | 5 | Nebraska (1992) |
| Doug Brady | Graduate assistant, quarterbacks | 3 | Menlo (2006) |
| Lorenzo Brinkley | Wide receivers | 5 | Nebraska (1993) |
| Troy Dumas | Linebackers | 5 | Nebraska (1995) |
| Justin Kramer | Tight ends, offensive tackles, recruiting coordinator | 5 | Southern Illinois (2005) |
| Tim McGuire | Defensive coordinator | 5 | Nebraska (1975) |
| Chris Norris | Running backs, special teams | 5 | Nebraska–Omaha (1999) |
| Adam Schwent | Defensive line | 2 | Southeast Missouri State (2008) |
| Vincent White | Assistant head coach, offensive coordinator | 5 | Stanford (1984) |
| Kenny Wilhite | Cornerbacks | 5 | Nebraska (1992) |