Southeast Missouri State
4-8 2025 finalSoutheast Missouri State is the Redhawks program in the War for the Wheel tradition, a historic rival to Southern Illinois building FCS playoff contention under Tom Matukewicz.
Quiet weeks in Redhawks country.
Southeast Missouri State is the Redhawks program in the War for the Wheel tradition, a historic rival to Southern Illinois building FCS playoff contention under Tom Matukewicz.
Southeast Missouri State went 4-8 in 2025 in the Big South-OVC conference, stepping back from the playoff contention of 2024 but remaining competitive under head coach Tom Matukewicz in his twelfth season. The program faces questi…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Southeast Missouri State
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Southeast Missouri State
The baseline expectation.
The annual recruiting proof point.
Conference qualifier or at-large.
Championship weekend. Top-4 in the country.
Southeast Missouri State · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Southeast Missouri State · low confidence
Stable (48)
Home-Field Advantage · Southeast Missouri State · 2018-present
Strong
65% home win rate vs 36% on the road. margin runs +13.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Big South-OVC Standing · 2025
6th in the Big South-OVC
Southeast Missouri State sits 6th of 9 in the Big South-OVC at 4-8. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee Tech | 11-2 |
| 2 | Gardner-Webb | 7-5 |
| 3 | Lindenwood | 6-6 |
| 4 | UT Martin | 6-6 |
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 5-7 |
| 6 | Southeast Missouri State | 4-8 |
| 7 | Western Illinois | 4-8 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 3-9 |
| 9 | Tennessee State | 2-10 |
Schedule Strength · Southeast Missouri State · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 48% across 12 finalized games. No top-25 opponents, but mid-tier slate kept the schedule honest.
FCS → NFL Pipeline
2024–2024Developing
1 picks last 5 cycles. The pipeline is real but still building volume.
Moment of the Year · Southeast Missouri State · 2025
Won 28-12 vs Tennessee State
Week 7 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Southeast Missouri State
2021: Won 30-14 at Austin Peay
In 2021, the program won 30-14 at Austin Peay — a comfortable road result that left the 16-point margin on the books.
Go Redhawks.