The 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the OVC title with Austin Peay. Southeast Missouri State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redhawks lost to Illinois State in the first round. The team played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Redhawks were picked to finish in second place.
Preseason All-OVC team The Redhawks had six players at five positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.
Offense
Daniel Santacaterina – QB
Kristian Wilkerson – WR
Defense
Clarence Thornton – DL
Zach Hall – LB
Justin Swift – LB
Bydarrius Knighten – DB
Schedule
Game summaries
Southern Illinois
At Montana State
At Missouri
West Virginia State
Tennessee Tech
At Austin Peay
At Jacksonville State
UT Martin
At Tennessee State
Eastern Kentucky
At Eastern Illinois
Murray State
Illinois State–NCAA Division I First Round The Redhawks received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, with a first-round pairing against Illinois State.
Ranking movements
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