2023 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

The 2023 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

2023 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
Conference	Big South–OVC football
Record	4–7 (3–3 Big South–OVC)
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeromy McDowell (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ricky Coon (2nd season)
Home stadium	Houck Stadium

2023 Big South–OVC football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Gardner–Webb +^		5	–	1					7	–	5
No. 25 UT Martin +		5	–	1					8	–	3
Eastern Illinois		4	–	2					8	–	3
Bryant		4	–	2					6	–	5
Southeast Missouri State		3	–	3					4	–	7
Tennessee Tech		2	–	4					4	–	7
Robert Morris		2	–	4					4	–	7
Charleston Southern		2	–	4					4	–	7
Tennessee State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Lindenwood *		1	–	5					3	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at No. 16 (FBS) Kansas State*	No. 12	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+	L 0–45	52,066
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	No. 14	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 45–7	7,044
September 16	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 Southern Illinois*	No. 13	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 25–26	8,613
September 23	5:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky*	No. 16	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 38–41	13,477
October 7	4:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Central Arkansas*		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN+	L 33–38	9,457
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 35–28	7,263
October 21	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 28–3	6,577
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Nicholls*		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 35–31	5,033
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Robert Morris		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 20–21	N/A
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at No. 21 UT Martin		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	L 14–41	4,209
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Bryant		Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	L 21–45	768
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Kansas State

See also: 2023 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Game One – No. 12 (FCS) Southeast Missouri State at No. 16 Kansas State Wildcats

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 (FCS) Redhawks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 16 Wildcats	7	28	3	7	45

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas

• Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: • Temperature: 100 degrees, sunny, wind S at 9 mph
• Game attendance: 52,066
• Referee: Henry Johnson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark Neely (Play-by-Play), Adam Breneman (Analyst), and Tory Petry (Sidelines)
• Pregame line: KSU −28.5 Over/Under: 56.5

• Sources:

Statistics	Southeast Missouri State	Kansas State
First downs	13	28
Total yards	227	588
Rushes/yards	26/6	40/228
Passing yards	221	360
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–37–0	22–31–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:35	29:25
Penalties–yards	5−65	4−36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeast Missouri State	Passing	Paxton DeLaurent	24/36, 213 YDS
	Rushing	Darrell Smith	6 CAR, 18 YDS, 11 Long
	Receiving	Ryan Flournoy	10 REC, 96 YDS, 24 Long
Kansas State	Passing	Will Howard	18/26, 297 YDS, 2 TDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	DJ Giddens	15 CAR, 128 YDS, 43 Long
	Receiving	RJ Garcia II	5 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD, 44 Long

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SEMO KSU 1st 9:33 9 67 4:03 KSU Jadon Jackson 33-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 0 7 2nd 11:57 13 84 5:45 KSU Will Howard 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 14 2nd 8:13 6 87 2:16 KSU RJ Garcia II 37-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 0 21 2nd 5:35 4 60 1:42 KSU Treshaun Ward 3-yard touchdown run, Chris Tennant kick good 0 28 2nd 0:38 9 89 1:36 KSU Will Howard 8-yard touchdown reception from Treshaun Ward, Chris Tennant kick good 0 35 3rd 12:17 7 34 2:37 KSU 51-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 0 38 4th 14:30 8 79 3:42 KSU Avery Johnson 7-yard touchdown run, Leyton Simmering kick good 0 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. SEMO 0 KSU 45

at Nicholls

See also: 2023 Nicholls Colonels football team

Southeast Missouri State Redhawks at Nicholls Colonels

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	3	10	22	0	35
Colonels	7	14	7	3	31

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

• Date: October 28, 2023
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 5,033
• Referee: Craig Hesler
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Win Probability Line Over/Under

Statistics	SEMO	NICH
First downs	19	23
Total yards	66-349	81-406
Rushing yards	43-210	27-61
Passing yards	139	345
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	30:34	29:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeast Missouri State	Passing	Patrick Heitert	12/23-0; total 139 yds; long 26 yds; TD 1; sacks 5
	Rushing	Geno Hess	18 attempts; gain 136 yds; loss 8 yds; long 64 yds; TD 1
	Receiving	Ryan Flournoy	4 receptions; total 62 yds; long 29 yds; TD 1
Nicholls	Passing	Pat McQuaide	26/53-1; total 345 yds; long 88 yds; TD 1; INT 1; sacks 1
	Rushing	Collin Guggenheim	16 attempts; gain 70 yds; loss 2 yds; long 12 yds; TD 1
	Receiving	Jaylon Spears	5 attempts; gain 116; long 88 yds; TD 1