The 2022 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks played their home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Although Southeast Missouri State finished as OVC co-champions with UT Martin (both with 5–0 OVC records), SEMO was awarded the automatic bid to the 2022 FCS playoffs while UT Martin was not.[1] Both teams had identical records in conference play, and no game had been played between the two teams that season, as a result of schedule changes to accommodate new member Lindenwood. The tiebreaker to determine an automatic conference bid ultimately then came down to a coin flip, which the Redhawks won.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State* | | | ESPN+ | L 10–42 | 57,142 |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Southern Illinois* | | | ESPN3/ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 8,662 |
September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Nicholls* | | | ESPN+ | W 42–16 | 3,482 |
September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas* | | - Houck Stadium
- Cape Girardeau, MO
| ESPN+ | W 35–27 | 3,756 |
October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Lindenwood | No. 24 | | ESPN+ | W 49–28 | 5,036 |
October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | No. 21 | - Houck Stadium
- Cape Girardeau, MO
| ESPN+ | W 34–20 | 3,892 |
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State* | No. 16 | | ESPN+ | W 51–16 | 4,326 |
October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | No. 15 | - Houck Stadium
- Cape Girardeau, MO
| ESPN+ | L 23–28 | 4,902 |
November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | No. 22 | | ESPN+ | W 42–0 | 6,369 |
November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 20 | | ESPN+ | W 31–7 | 1,831 |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 17 | - Houck Stadium
- Cape Girardeau, MO
| ESPN+ | W 52–22 | 3,375 |
November 26 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Montana* | No. 14 | | ESPN2/ESPN+ | L 24–34 | 13,390 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At Iowa State
Game One: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0–0) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) - Game summary
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
- Date: Saturday, September 3, 2022
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 74°F
- Game attendance: 57,142
- Referee: Derek Anderson
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney, Todd Doxzon
Game information
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- First Quarter
- (02:29) ISU – Xavier Hutchinson 33 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:05; ISU 7–0)
- Second Quarter
- (14:53) ISU – Xavier Hutchinson 33 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:03; ISU 14–0)
- (07:54) ISU – Xavier Hutchinson 8 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:06; ISU 21–0)
- (01:59) SEMO– Damoriea Vick 11 Yd pass from Paxton DeLaurent (DC Pippin Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:06; ISU 21–7)
- (00:28) SEMO – DC Pippin 23 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:58; ISU 21–10)
- Third Quarter
- (09:58) ISU – DeShawn Hanika 9 Yd pass from Hunter Dekkers (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:57; ISU 28–10)
- Fourth Quarter
- (13:29) ISU – Jirehl Brock 1 Yd Run (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:27; ISU 35–10)
- (06:06) ISU – Deon Silas 1 Yd Run (Jace Gilbert Kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:29; ISU 42–10)
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Statistics |
SEMO |
ISU
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First downs |
15 |
26
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Total yards |
320 |
469
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Rushes/yards |
22/98 |
36/176
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Passing yards |
222 |
293
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int |
19–38–1 |
25–31–1
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Turnovers |
1 |
1
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Time of possession |
27:25 |
32:35
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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SEMO |
Passing |
Paxton DeLaurent |
19–38, 222 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Paxton DeLaurent |
12 CAR, 74 YDS
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Receiving |
Ryan Flournoy |
3 REC, 56 YDS, 0 TD
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Iowa State |
Passing |
Hunter Dekkers |
25–31, 293 yards, 4TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Jirehl Brock |
16 CAR, 104 YDS, 1 TD
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Receiving |
Xavier Hutchinson |
8 REC, 128 YDS, 3 TD
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At No. 17 Southern Illinois
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Total |
Redhawks
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7
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7
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3
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17 |
34 |
No. 17 Salukis
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3
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7
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7
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14 |
31 |
Nicholls
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Total |
Colonels
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0
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7
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9
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0 |
16 |
Redhawks
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7
|
14
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14
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7 |
42 |
Central Arkansas
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|
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Total |
Bears
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0
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17
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3
|
7 |
27 |
Redhawks
|
7
|
21
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0
|
7 |
35 |
At Lindenwood
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Total |
No. 24 Redhawks
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6
|
15
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7
|
21 |
49 |
Lions
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0
|
7
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7
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14 |
28 |
Tennessee Tech
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Total |
Golden Eagles
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3
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10
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0
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7 |
20 |
No. 21 Redhawks
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10
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17
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7
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0 |
34 |
At Northwestern State
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Total |
No. 16 Redhawks
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23
|
14
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14
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0 |
51 |
Demons
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3
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0
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13
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0 |
16 |
Eastern Kentucky
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Total |
Colonels
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0
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0
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22
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6 |
28 |
No. 15 Redhawks
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10
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3
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3
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7 |
23 |
At Tennessee State
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Total |
No. 22 Redhawks
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7
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14
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7
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14 |
42 |
Tigers
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
At Eastern Illinois
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Total |
No. 20 Redhawks
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0
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21
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3
|
7 |
31 |
Panthers
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0
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7
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0
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0 |
7 |
Murray State
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Total |
Racers
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3
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6
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6
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7 |
22 |
No. 17 Redhawks
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21
|
10
|
14
|
7 |
52 |
FCS Playoffs
At No. 19 Montana – first round
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Total |
No. 14 Redhawks
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7
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10
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7
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0 |
24 |
No. 19 Grizzlies
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0
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3
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21
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10 |
34 |
Coaching staff
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National championships in bold † WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared |