# 2025 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

The 2025 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team will represent Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) as a member of the OVC–Big South Football Association during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are expected to be led by 12th-year head coach Tom Matukewicz. The Redhawks play their home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Joedrick Lewis | DB | Arkansas State |
| Tristan Smith | WR | Clemson |
| Tyson Miller | OL | Indiana State |
| Jamarcus Hill | OL | Kent State |
| Jacques Wyatt III | WR | Lindenwood |
| Carter Guillaume | OL | Louisville |
| Ja'Mian Golden | DL | Missouri S&T |
| Kaleb Pearley | OL | Samford |
| Danny Joiner | TE | Tarleton State |
| Logan Leftrick | P | Austin Peay |
| Greg Menne | QB | Quincy |
| Khalani Riddick | DB | UC Davis |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | Previous school |
| Kam Robinson | WR | 5-11 | 180 | White Hall, AR | Central Arkansas |
| Cyler Christmas | DB | 6-0 | 190 | St. James, LA | Coffeyville CC |
| Jacob Cox | OL | 6-3 | 310 | Amory, MS | Delta State |
| Ryan Kingston | P | 6-6 | 206 | South Bend, IN | Eastern Michigan |
| David Jones | DB | 6-0 | 210 | Baton Rouge, LA | Grambling State |
| Chris Farrell | OL | 6-4 | 300 | Lisle, IL | Kent State |
| Demoni Taylor | TE | 6-4 | 265 | Radcliff, KY | Kentucky State |
| Jeremiah Santel | WR | 6-5 | 180 | Miramar, FL | Lane |
| Pervis Brunson | DB | 5-10 | 190 | Skokie, IL | McKendree |
| Jamauri Chislom | TE | 6-2 | 260 | Jackson's Gap, AL | Memphis |
| Bryson Burns | WR | 6-1 | 180 | Clarksville, TN | Missouri S&T |
| Wilbert Phillips | OL | 6-4 | 320 | Jefferson City, MO | Missouri Southern |
| Collin Bell | DL | 5-11 | 245 | St. Louis, MO | Murray State |
| Angel Muñoz | DB | 6-0 | 185 | El Paso, TX | New Mexico State |
| Michael Devereaux | LB | 6-1 | 235 | El Reno, OK | Old Dominion |
| Ja’Quaylen Love | DB | 5-11 | 175 | Brandon, MS | Pearl River CC |
| Jax Leatherwood | QB | 6-8 | 242 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Mesa CC |
| Jackson Marx | LS | 6-1 | 215 | Rock Island, IL | UMass |
| Blaine Anderson | DB | 5-11 | 175 | West Palm Beach, FL | Valdosta State |

### Recruiting class

| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School |
| Isaac Brown | DB | 6-3 | 185 | Union, KY | Cooper |
| Jayden Smitherman | DB | 5-10 | 180 | Brentwood, TN | Ravenwood |
| Adam Camphor | DL | 6-1 | 300 | Merrillville, IN | Merrillville |
| Tavarious Elliott | DL | 6-0 | 280 | Memphis, TN | Whitehaven |
| Brock Bruner | LB | 6-1 | 210 | Fair Grove, MO | Fair Grove |
| Jett King | LB | 6-3 | 235 | Grand Rapids, MI | Caledonia |
| Ian Williams | LB | 6-0 | 225 | Mayfield, KY | Mayfield |
| Hudson Brewer | OL | 6-3 | 285 | Arnold, MO | De Smet Jesuit |
| Mike Cunningham | OL | 6-3 | 295 | Chesterfield, MO | De Smet Jesuit |
| Patton Leib | OL | 6-4 | 255 | Belleville, IL | Althoff Catholic |
| Chase O'Neal | OL | 6-3 | 290 | Poplar Bluff, MO | Poplar Bluff |
| Hayden Volz | OL | 6-2 | 280 | Edwardsville, IL | Edwardsville |
| CJ Uhl | TE | 6-7 | 225 | Republic, MO | Republic |
| Cooper Falconite | WR | 6-0 | 173 | Paducah, KY | McCracken County |
| Khylen Harris-Norman | WR | 6-0 | 175 | Atlanta, GA | B.E.S.T. Academy |
| Colin Griffin | WR | 6-3 | 210 | St. Louis, MO | Parkway North |
| Gibson Fager | QB | 6-3 | 205 | Murphysboro, IL | Murphysboro |
| Jeremiah Cunningham | P | 6-1 | 195 | Festus, MO | Festus |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | TV |
| August 30 | at Arkansas State* | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | TBA |
| September 6 | North Alabama* | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | TBA |
| September 13 | at North Dakota State* | FargodomeFargo, ND | TBA |
| September 20 | Southern Illinois* | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | TBA |
| September 27 | at UT Martin | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN+ |
| October 11 | Tennessee State | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ |
| October 18 | Eastern Illinois | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ |
| October 25 | at Tennessee Tech | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN+ |
| November 1 | Charleston Southern | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ |
| November 8 | at Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ESPN+ |
| November 15 | at Western Illinois | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | ESPN+ |
| November 22 | Lindenwood | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ |
| *Non-conference game |||||

## Game summaries
### at (FBS) Arkansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (FBS) Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
* Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |
| Arkansas State | Passing |
| Arkansas State | Rushing |
| Arkansas State | Receiving |

### vs. North Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO
* Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Alabama | Passing |
| North Alabama | Rushing |
| North Alabama | Receiving |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |

### at North Dakota State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fargodome • Fargo, ND
* Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |
| North Dakota State | Passing |
| North Dakota State | Rushing |
| North Dakota State | Receiving |

### vs. Southern Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO
* Date: TBA
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southern Illinois | Passing |
| Southern Illinois | Rushing |
| Southern Illinois | Receiving |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |

### at UT Martin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Graham Stadium • Martin, TN
* Date: Saturday September 27, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |
| UT Martin | Passing |
| UT Martin | Rushing |
| UT Martin | Receiving |

### vs. Tennessee State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO
* Date: Saturday October 11, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Tennessee State | Passing |
| Tennessee State | Rushing |
| Tennessee State | Receiving |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |

### vs. Eastern Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO
* Date: Saturday October 18, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Eastern Illinois | Passing |
| Eastern Illinois | Rushing |
| Eastern Illinois | Receiving |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |

### at Tennessee Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN
* Date: Saturday October 25, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |
| Tennessee Tech | Passing |
| Tennessee Tech | Rushing |
| Tennessee Tech | Receiving |

### vs. Charleston Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO
* Date: Saturday November 1, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Charleston Southern | Passing |
| Charleston Southern | Rushing |
| Charleston Southern | Receiving |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |

### at Gardner–Webb

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
* Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |
| Gardner–Webb | Passing |
| Gardner–Webb | Rushing |
| Gardner–Webb | Receiving |

### at Western Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hanson Field • Macomb, IL
* Date: Saturday November 15, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |
| Western Illinois | Passing |
| Western Illinois | Rushing |
| Western Illinois | Receiving |

### vs. Lindenwood

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO
* Date: Saturday November 22, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |