2021 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

The 2021 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

2021 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (4–2 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeromy McDowell (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryce Saia (8th season)
Home stadium	Houck Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 UT Martin $^		5	–	1					10	–	3
Southeast Missouri State		4	–	2					4	–	7
Austin Peay		4	–	2					6	–	5
Tennessee State		3	–	3					5	–	6
Murray State		3	–	3					6	–	5
Eastern Illinois		1	–	5					1	–	10
Tennessee Tech		1	–	5					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	No. 7 Southern Illinois*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 21–47	4,075
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Sam Houston*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	L 14–52	7,728
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN+/SECN+	L 28–59	46,598
September 25	3:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	Houck Field Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 47–14	3,896
October 2	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 17–28	3,655
October 9	4:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 30–14	6,729
October 16	3:00 p.m.	Murray State*	Houck Field Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 31–32	3,682
October 23	3:00 p.m.	at No. 13 UT Martin*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	L 30–38	2,230
October 30	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Houck Field Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 38–15	3,773
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 10–28	6,313
November 20	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 UT Martin	Houck Field Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 31-14	3,219
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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