2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

The 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Tom Matukewicz and played their home games at Houck Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in seventh place.

2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2016 record	3–8 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jon Wiemers
Defensive coordinator	Bryce Saia
Home stadium	Houck Stadium (Capacity: 11,015)

2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^		7	–	0					10	–	2
UT Martin		6	–	2					7	–	5
Tennessee Tech		5	–	3					5	–	6
Tennessee State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Illinois		4	–	4					6	–	5
Murray State		4	–	4					4	–	7
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Eastern Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	8
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 17–35	42,876
September 10	6:00 pm	at Southern Illinois*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 22–30	10,003
September 17	6:00 pm	Indiana State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 24–27	7,637
September 24	6:00 pm	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN3	W 17–16	10,014
October 1	6:00 pm	No. 13 Eastern Illinois	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 21–14	4,892
October 8	5:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 16–31	10,001
October 22	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 20–21	9,332
October 29	1:00 pm	Austin Peay	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 41–21	4,328
November 5	1:00 pm	No. 2 Jacksonville State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN3	L 10–17	6,839
November 12	2:00 pm	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	L 10–24	3,146
November 19	1:00 pm	Tennessee State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 31–32	3,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	3	7	7	17
Tigers	22	7	3	3	35

at Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	6	3	0	13	22
Salukis	3	7	17	3	30

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	7	3	3	14	27
Redhawks	7	3	7	7	24

at Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	7	3	0	7	17
Racers	7	0	6	3	16

Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Panthers	7	0	7	0	14
Redhawks	14	0	7	0	21

at Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	3	3	3	7	16
Colonels	0	14	10	7	31

at Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	10	7	3	0	20
Golden Eagles	0	21	0	0	21

Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	0	14	7	21
Redhawks	10	7	21	3	41

Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Gamecocks	7	10	0	0	17
Redhawks	0	0	7	3	10

at Tennessee–Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	7	0	3	10
Skyhawks	3	7	7	7	24

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	3	6	13	32
Redhawks	7	3	10	11	31

References

1. "2016 Football Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2016.