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The 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz , the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing to Weber State in the second round. The team played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri .
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Redhawks predicted to finish in eighth place.[ 1] [ 2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Jacksonville State
134 (14)
2
Austin Peay
114 (1)
3
UT Martin
96
4
Tennessee State
91
5
Eastern Illinois
83
6
Eastern Kentucky
64
7
Murray State
39
8
Southeast Missouri State 35
9
Tennessee Tech
19
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Jacksonville State
126 (14)
2
Austin Peay
112 (4)
3
UT Martin
95
4
Eastern Illinois
73
5
Eastern Kentucky
69
6
Tennessee State
64
7
Southeast Missouri State 62
8
Murray State
24
9
Tennessee Tech
23
Preseason All-OVC team [ edit ] The Redhawks had thee players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[ 3]
Offense
Marquis Terry – RB
Drew Forbes – T
Defense
Zach Hall – LB
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. at Arkansas State * ESPN+ L 21–4820,184 September 8 1:00 p.m. Dayton * ESPN+ W 40–214,273 September 15 6:00 p.m. at Southern Illinois * ESPN+ W 48–448,592 September 22 3:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+ L 14–237,720 October 6 6:00 p.m. at Tennessee Tech ESPN+ W 70–384,404 October 13 1:00 p.m. Austin Peay Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO ESPN+ W 31–276,467 October 20 1:00 p.m. No. 5 Jacksonville State Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO ESPN+ W 37–143,103 October 27 2:00 p.m. at UT Martin ESPN+ W 56–334,014 November 3 1:00 p.m. Tennessee State No. 25 Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO ESPN+ W 38–213,481 November 10 1:00 p.m. at Murray State No. 21 ESPN+ L 38–402,087 November 17 1:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois No. 23 Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO ESPN+ W 38–323,987 November 24 1:00 p.m No. 15 Stony Brook * No. 20 ESPN3 W 28–145,679 December 1 1:00 p.m. at No. 3 Weber State * No. 20 ESPN3 L 23–488,838 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
[ 5]
1
2
3
4
Total
Redhawks
0
14
0
7
21
Red Wolves
7
14
27
0
48
1
2
3
4
Total
Flyers
7
0
7
7
21
Redhawks
3
10
7
20
40
At Southern Illinois [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Redhawks
14
3
17
14
48
Salukis
10
10
7
17
44
At Eastern Kentucky [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Redhawks
7
0
0
7
14
Colonels
3
7
7
6
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Redhawks
21
28
14
7
70
Golden Eagles
3
14
7
14
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
6
7
0
14
27
Redhawks
3
0
7
21
31
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Gamecocks
0
7
0
7
14
Redhawks
7
9
14
7
37
1
2
3
4
Total
Redhawks
16
14
7
19
56
Skyhawks
7
10
3
13
33
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
14
7
0
21
No. 25 Redhawks
3
21
14
0
38
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Redhawks
17
14
0
7
38
Racers
0
7
17
16
40
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
7
0
10
15
32
No. 23 Redhawks
10
7
3
18
38
[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Seawolves
0
14
0
0
14
No. 20 Redhawks
0
0
28
0
28
[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Redhawks
7
0
7
9
23
No. 3 Wildcats
0
27
7
14
48
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS — — — — — — — — RV 25 21 23 20 15 Coaches — — — — — — — — RV 24 19 23 20 16
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons
