2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

The 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jon Wiemers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryce Saia (4th season)
Home stadium	Houck Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Austin Peay		7	–	1					8	–	4
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	5
UT Martin		4	–	4					6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		3	–	5					4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Tennessee State		2	–	5					6	–	5
Murray State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN3	L 16–38	32,134
September 9	Noon	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Spectrum Sports, YouTube	L 23–25	2,766
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 17–35	7,025
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	OVCDN	L 16–19	3,699
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 29–10	4,375
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 31–3	4,615
October 21	4:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	L 31–38	9,428
October 28	3:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVCDN	L 7–23	15,692
November 4	1:00 p.m.	UT Martin	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 14-16	2,185
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	OVCDN	L 20-23	8,693
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 21-10	1,120
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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