Southeast Missouri State
2-2OVC · Houck Field · 10,000 · 4,126 avg in 2026
LastW 27–9 vs Central Arkansas · Sat Sep 19 · Payton Brown 81 rush yds, 2 TD, 12 rec yds
Nextvs West Florida · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET · Houck Field
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #226 | #219 | +2.5✓ | @Indiana State | W 23–21 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #226 | #162 | +29.5✓ | @Iowa State | L 10–38 115 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #233 | #146 | +7.5✗ | @Southern Illinois | L 20–34 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #218 | #204 | -4✓ | Central Arkansas | W 27–9 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #204 | #256 | West Florida | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Lindenwood | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Western Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Eastern Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Gardner-Webb | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Tennessee State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Charleston Southern | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | UT Martin |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Central Arkansas | W 27–9 | — | — | — | +0.029 | 43.1% | 91.2% | Best success rate |
| Sep 12 | @Southern Illinois | L 20–34 | — | — | — | +0.039 | 30.0% | 200.7% | Most explosive |
| Sep 5 | @Iowa State | L 10–38 | 209 | 3 | 36:52 | -0.060 | 27.5% | 139.0% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | @Indiana State | W 23–21 | — | — | — | +0.198 | 34.8% | 162.0% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (4 games) | 209 | 3.0 | +0.052 | 33.9% | 148.2% | ||||
Game Week
4d 23h
until kickoff · vs West Florida · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET
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 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…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among OVC 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 won the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs West Florida · at home
Outcome band · Southeast Missouri State · 2026
Outcome band · Southeast Missouri State · 2026Southeast Missouri State's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
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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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 moves
The Offseason Ledger · Southeast Missouri State
1 verified update · portal · recruiting · staff · news- 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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.