# 2023 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

The 2023 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 (FBS) Kansas State* | No. 12 | Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS | ESPN+ | L 0–45 | 52,066 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Lindenwood | No. 14 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 45–7 | 7,044 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 Southern Illinois* | No. 13 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | L 25–26 | 8,613 |
| September 23 | 5:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky* | No. 16 | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY | ESPN+ | L 38–41 | 13,477 |
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Central Arkansas* | | Estes StadiumConway, AR | ESPN+ | L 33–38 | 9,457 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 35–28 | 7,263 |
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN+ | W 28–3 | 6,577 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Nicholls* | | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ESPN+ | W 35–31 | 5,033 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | L 20–21 | N/A |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 21 UT Martin | | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN+ | L 14–41 | 4,209 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Bryant | | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 768 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### at Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 (FCS) Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 16 Wildcats | 7 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
* Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: • Temperature: 100 degrees, sunny, wind S at 9 mph
* Game attendance: 52,066
* Referee: Henry Johnson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (Play-by-Play), Adam Breneman (Analyst), and Tori Petry (Sideline)
* Pregame line: KSU −28.5 Over/Under: 56.5
* Sources:
| Statistics | Southeast Missouri State | Kansas State |
| First downs | 13 | 28 |
| Total yards | 227 | 588 |
| Rushes/yards | 26/6 | 40/228 |
| Passing yards | 221 | 360 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–37–0 | 22–31–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:35 | 29:25 |
| Penalties–yards | 5−65 | 4−36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing | Paxton DeLaurent | 24/36, 213 YDS |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing | Darrell Smith | 6 CAR, 18 YDS, 11 Long |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving | Ryan Flournoy | 10 REC, 96 YDS, 24 Long |
| Kansas State | Passing | Will Howard | 18/26, 297 YDS, 2 TDS, 1 INT |
| Kansas State | Rushing | DJ Giddens | 15 CAR, 128 YDS, 43 Long |
| Kansas State | Receiving | RJ Garcia II | 5 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD, 44 Long |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | SEMO | KSU |
| 1st | 9:33 | 9 | 67 | 4:03 | KSU | Jadon Jackson 33-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | 11:57 | 13 | 84 | 5:45 | KSU | Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good | 0 | 14 |
| 2nd | 8:13 | 6 | 87 | 2:16 | KSU | RJ Garcia II 37-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good | 0 | 21 |
| 2nd | 5:35 | 4 | 60 | 1:42 | KSU | Treshaun Ward 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good | 0 | 28 |
| 2nd | 0:38 | 9 | 89 | 1:36 | KSU | Will Howard 8-yard touchdown reception from Treshaun Ward, Chris Tennant kick good | 0 | 35 |
| 3rd | 12:17 | 7 | 34 | 2:37 | KSU | 51-yard field goal by Chris Tennant | 0 | 38 |
| 4th | 14:30 | 8 | 79 | 3:42 | KSU | Avery Johnson 7-yard touchdown run, Leyton Simmering kick good | 0 | 45 |
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### at Nicholls

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 3 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 35 |
| Colonels | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
* Date: October 28, 2023
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 5,033
* Referee: Craig Hesler
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jack Benjamin and Wayde Keiser
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under :
| Statistics | SEMO | NICH |
| First downs | 19 | 23 |
| Total yards | 66-349 | 81-406 |
| Rushing yards | 43-210 | 27-61 |
| Passing yards | 139 | 345 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing | Patrick Heitert | 12/23-0; total 139 yds; long 26 yds; TD 1; sacks 5 |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing | Geno Hess | 18 attempts; gain 136 yds; loss 8 yds; long 64 yds; TD 1 |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving | Ryan Flournoy | 4 receptions; total 62 yds; long 29 yds; TD 1 |
| Nicholls | Passing | Pat McQuaide | 26/53-1; total 345 yds; long 88 yds; TD 1; INT 1; sacks 1 |
| Nicholls | Rushing | Collin Guggenheim | 16 attempts; gain 70 yds; loss 2 yds; long 12 yds; TD 1 |
| Nicholls | Receiving | Jaylon Spears | 5 attempts; gain 116; long 88 yds; TD 1 |