2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jon Wiemers (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryce Saia (3rd season)
Home stadium	Houck Stadium

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

The 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

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 UT 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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Memphis

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

See also: 2016 Memphis Tigers football team

At Southern Illinois

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

See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Indiana State

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

See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

At Murray State

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

See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

Eastern Illinois

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

See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

At Eastern Kentucky

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

See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Tennessee Tech

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

See also: 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Austin Peay

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

See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

Jacksonville State

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

See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

At Tennessee–Martin

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

See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Tennessee State

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

See also: 2016 Tennessee State Tigers football team