2020 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

The 2020 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

2020 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record4–4 (4–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeromy McDowell (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBryce Saia (7th season)
Home stadiumHouck Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Jacksonville State $^ 61  103 
No. 19 Murray State 52  52 
No. 21 Austin Peay 42  45 
Southeast Missouri State 43  44 
UT Martin 34  34 
Tennessee Tech 25  25 
Tennessee State 25  25 
Eastern Illinois 15  15 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Eastern Kentucky played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Southeast Missouri State released their full schedule on February 24, 2020.[1] The Redhawks football team had games scheduled against Dayton and Ole Miss, which were canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
October 23 6:00 p.m. at No. 24 Southern Illinois* No. 25 ESPN+ L 17–20 0
February 28 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois No. 21 ESPN+ W 47–7 1,252
March 7 2:00 p.m. Murray State No. 16 ESPN+ L 21–24 2,638
March 14 2:00 p.m. Austin Peay
  • Houck Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ L 42–49 2OT 2,201
March 21 2:00 p.m. at No. 8 Jacksonville State ESPN+ L 3–21 8,355
March 28 2:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech
  • Houck Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ W 24–21 1,879
April 3 1:00 p.m. at UT Martin ESPN+ W 21–16 1,500
April 11 2:30 p.m. at Tennessee State ESPN+ W 46–23 2,187

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