2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2019
| team = Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
| sport = football
| image = Redhawks wordmark.png
| image_size = 250
| conference = Ohio Valley Conference
| short_conf = OVC
| STATSRank = 17
| FCSCoachRank = 16
| record = 9–4
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Tom Matukewicz
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach = Jeromy McDowell
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Bryce Saia
| dc_year = 6th
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Houck Stadium
| champion = OVC co-champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I First Round
| bowl_result = L 6–24 vs. Illinois State
}}
{{2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings}}
The 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Austin Peay. Southeast Missouri State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redhawks lost to Illinois State in the first round. The team played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Preseason
=Preseason coaches' poll=
The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Redhawks were picked to finish in second place.{{cite web |title=Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites |url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2019/7/1/media-pollsters-tab-jacksonville-state-as-2019-ovc-football-preseason-favorites.aspx |website=ovcsports.com |accessdate=August 5, 2019 |language=en}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Southeast Missouri State Redhawks|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}} | ||
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| 1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
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| 2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
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| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
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| 4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
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| 5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
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| 6 | UT Martin | 58 |
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| 7 | Murray State | 55 |
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| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
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| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |
=Preseason All-OVC team=
The Redhawks had six players at five positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.{{cite web |title=JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year |url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2019/7/18/jsus-cooper-semos-hall-named-2019-ovc-preseason-football-players-of-the-year.aspx |website=ovcsports.com |accessdate=August 5, 2019 |language=en}}
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Offense
Daniel Santacaterina – QB
Kristian Wilkerson – WR
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Defense
Clarence Thornton – DL
Zach Hall – LB
Justin Swift – LB
Bydarrius Knighten – DB
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Schedule
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| tv = y
| attend = y
| opprank = y
| rank = y
| rankyear = 2019
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
| {{tooltip|August 29|Thursday}} | 6:30 p.m. | | Southern Illinois
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at |No. 13 Montana State
| September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at | Missouri
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2019|team=West Virginia State Yellow Jackets|title=West Virginia State}}
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | | Tennessee Tech | No. 23 | Houck Stadium | Cape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 43–37 {{sup|2OT}} | 4,373
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at | Austin Peay | No. 20 | Fortera Stadium | Clarksville, TN | ESPN+ | L 24–28 | 6,343
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at | No. 16 Jacksonville State | | JSU Stadium | Jacksonville, AL | ESPN3 | W 24–21 | 13,643
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | | UT Martin
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at | Tennessee State | No. 18 | Hale Stadium | Nashville, TN | ESPN3 | W 32-13 | 4,738
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | | Eastern Kentucky | No. 17 | Houck Stadium | Cape Girardeau, MO | ESPN3 | W 38–31 | 3,750
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at | Eastern Illinois | No. 15 | O'Brien Field | Charleston, IL | ESPN+ | W 26–12 | 4,069
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | | Murray State | No. 13 | Houck Stadium | Cape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 31–24 | 2,764
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | | No. 13 Illinois State
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=2019 Football Schedule |url=https://semoredhawks.com/sports/football/schedule/2019 |publisher=Southeast Missouri State University |access-date=October 9, 2022 }}{{cite web |title=2019 Southeast Missouri Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/southeast-missouri-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=August 7, 2019}}
Game summaries
=Southern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Salukis
|R1=7 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=12
|Home=No. 17 Redhawks
|H1=0 |H2=20|H3=17|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team}}
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=At Montana State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 12 Redhawks
|R1=0 |R2=10|R3=0 |R4=7
|Home=No. 13 Bobcats
|H1=10|H2=0 |H3=28|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2019 Montana State Bobcats football team}}
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=At Missouri=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 19 Redhawks
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=Tigers
|H1=27|H2=10|H3=10|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 Missouri Tigers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=West Virginia State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Yellow Jackets
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=10|R4=0
|Home=No. 23 Redhawks
|H1=14|H2=14|H3=7 |H4=21
}}
{{see also|West Virginia State Yellow Jackets football}}
{{Clear}}
=Tennessee Tech=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Golden Eagles
|R1=7 |R2=13|R3=7 |R4=3 |R5=7 |R6=0
|Home=No. 23 Redhawks
|H1=6 |H2=14|H3=3 |H4=7 |H5=7 |H6=6
}}
{{see also|2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team}}
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=At Austin Peay=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 20 Redhawks
|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=14 |R4=7
|Home=Governors
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 Austin Peay Governors football team}}
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=At Jacksonville State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Redhawks
|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=3 |R4=14
|Home=No. 16 Gamecocks
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team}}
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=UT Martin=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Skyhawks
|R1=7 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=No. 24 Redhawks
|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Tennessee State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 18 Redhawks
|R1= 9|R2= 6|R3= 10|R4=7
|Home=Tigers
|H1= 0|H2= 0|H3= 7|H4=6
}}
{{see also|2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Eastern Kentucky=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Colonels
|R1=7 |R2=17|R3=7 |R4=0
|Home=No. 17 Redhawks
|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=17
}}
{{see also|2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Eastern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 15 Redhawks
|R1=0 |R2=6 |R3=7 |R4=13
|Home=Panthers
|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=3 |H4=2
}}
{{see also|2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Murray State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Racers
|R1=7 |R2=17|R3=0 |R4=0
|Home=No. 13 Redhawks
|H1=3 |H2=14|H3=0 |H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 Murray State Racers football team}}
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=Illinois State–NCAA Division I First Round=
The Redhawks received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, with a first-round pairing against Illinois State.{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-11-24/fcs-bracket-revealed-2019-division-i-football-championship |title=FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship |website=ncaa.com |date=November 24, 2019 |accessdate=November 24, 2019}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 13 Redbirds
|R1=14|R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=3
|Home=No. 12 Redhawks
|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team}}
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Ranking movements
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = STATS FCS
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 14
| poll1_0=17
| poll1_1=12
| poll1_2=19
| poll1_3=23
| poll1_4=23
| poll1_5=23
| poll1_6=20
| poll1_7=RV
| poll1_8=24
| poll1_9=18
| poll1_10=17
| poll1_11=15
| poll1_12=13
| poll1_13=12
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| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 14
| poll2_0=18
| poll2_1=13
| poll2_2=20
| poll2_3=25
| poll2_4=RV
| poll2_5=25-T
| poll2_6=22
| poll2_7=RV
| poll2_8=RV
| poll2_9=21
| poll2_10=18
| poll2_11=17
| poll2_12=16
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football navbox}}
{{Ohio Valley Conference football champions}}
Category:Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football seasons