Southeast Missouri State

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OVC · Houck Field · 10,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Central Arkansas · our model 55% Southeast Missouri State · a number, not a pick

LastL 20–34 at Southern Illinois · Sat Sep 12 · John Anthony 91 rec yds, 1 TD

Nextvs Central Arkansas · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Houck Field · series 1-1, last win 2022

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Southeast Missouri State · 2026 schedule & results1-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#226#219+2.5@Indiana StateW 23–211-00-0
1Sep 5#226#162+29.5@Iowa StateL 10–38 1151-10-0
2Sep 12#231#147+7.5@Southern IllinoisL 20–341-20-0
3Sep 19#216#204Central Arkansas
4Sep 26#214#261West Florida
6Oct 10@Lindenwood
7Oct 17Western Illinois
8Oct 24@Eastern Illinois
9Oct 31Gardner-Webb
10Nov 7@Tennessee State
11Nov 14@Charleston Southern
12Nov 21UT Martin
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 12@Southern IllinoisL 20–34+0.10230.0%200.7%Most explosive
Sep 5@Iowa StateL 10–38209336:52-0.06027.5%139.0%Season-low EPA/play
Aug 29@Indiana StateW 23–21+0.19834.8%162.0%Season-high EPA/play
Season average (3 games)2093.0+0.08030.8%167.2%

Game Week

4d 23h

until kickoff · vs Central Arkansas · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

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.

Standard GapA competitive OVC-Big South program with four FCS playoff appearances in…

Southeast Missouri State has made the FCS playoffs in 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2024 — a pattern of playoff appearances that creates expectation. The wound is the pressure to sustain t…

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The season in chapters

Weeks 1–20-2, all on the roadL 10–38 at Iowa State · Sat Sep 5
Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Central Arkansasvs Central Arkansas · at home

What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-8 · last season

Game feel53even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 9 in the OVC-Big South
Heart rate1-2rarely closein one-score games (3 of 12)8th most one-score games of 9 in the OVC-Big South
Margin-6.9competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 9 in the OVC-Big South
Big plays1.41highlight reelexplosiveness (IsoPPP)2nd most explosive of 9 in the OVC-Big South
Home crowd4,324avg attendance5th biggest crowds of 9 in the OVC-Big South

✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among OVC-Big South teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Southeast Missouri State has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Central Arkansas · at home

Outcome band · Southeast Missouri State · 2026

Southeast Missouri State's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

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.

Offseason movesEvery addition and subtraction since the last snap.

The Offseason Ledger · Southeast Missouri State

1 verified update · portal · recruiting · staff · news
  1. News

    DJ Delmore: 13 tackles · 3 TFL · 1 sack at Indiana State

    Top 1% tackles game since 2021. at Indiana State (FCS) W 23-21.

    Aug 29
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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