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2017 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FOOTBALL GAME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AT KANSAS Date ......................................................Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 Media Coverage Kickoff ............................................................................6 p.m., CT Radio ............SEMO ESPN 92.9 FM, Real Rock 99.3 FM Location ..............................................................Lawrence, Kan. Erik Sean Stadium....................................Memorial Stadium (52,530) Video ................. ESPN3 (Dave Stewart, Danan Hughes, 1 Surface .............................................................................FieldTurf Rachel Kilmer) Live Stats .......................................................KUAthletics.com Weather Forecast .................................Mostly Sunny, 86O GoSoutheast.com Social Media ............................................Kansas leads, 1-0 Series History Sports Information @GoSoutheast Last Meeting ......................................Kansas 34, SEMO 28 @SEMOFootball /GoSoutheastRedhawks Football Contact ....................................................Jeff Honza Sept. 6, 2014 / Lawrence, Kan. Phone/Email ....... (573) 651-2933/[email protected] /GoSoutheast /GoSoutheast Head Coaches ................ Tom Matukewicz (12-22, 9-14 Secondary Contact ..................................... Wyatt Yearout /SEMO_Football OVC at SEMO). David Beaty (2-22 at KU). Phone/Email ....(573) 651-2937/[email protected] 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Redhawks Open Season Saturday Southeast Missouri opens its 2017 season at Football Bowl Subdivision and Big Date Opponent Time/Result Media Sept. 2 at Kansas 6 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, 12 Conference member Kansas Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., CT, at Memorial Real Rock 99.3 FM Stadium. Video: ESPN3 Sept. 9 at Dayton Noon, CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, Follow the Redhawks Real Rock 99.3 FM Sept. 16 Southern Illinois 6 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, Fans can listen to Saturday’s game on the radio at ESPN 92.9 FM and Real Rock Black Out Real Rock 99.3 FM 99.3 FM. Erik Sean will call the action. Video can be accessed online at ESPN3 (Dave Video: OVCDN Stewart, Danan Hughes, Rachel Kilmer). Live stats are available at KUAthletics.com. Sept. 23 at Eastern Illinois* 6 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, Twitter updates provided @SEMOFootball. Real Rock 99.3 FM Video: OVCDN Sept. 30 Eastern Kentucky* 6 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, Series History Family Weekend Real Rock 99.3 FM Kansas owns a slight 1-0 advantage in the overall series between these teams. The Take a Kid to the Game Video: OVCDN Redhawks and Jayhawks first met three years ago in Lawrence, Kansas. Southeast nearly Oct. 7 BYE WEEK Oct. 14 Tennessee Tech* 1 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, pulled off a huge comeback when it scored 28 second-half points, including 21 in the Homecoming Real Rock 99.3 FM fourth quarter before falling, 34-28, on Sept. 6, 2014. Video: OVCDN Oct. 21 at Austin Peay* 4 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, Against the Big 12 Real Rock 99.3 FM Video: OVCDN Kansas and Missouri are the only two opponents Southeast faced from the Big 12 Oct. 28 at Jacksonville State* 3 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, Conference in its football history. The Redhawks are 0-2 in such games, losing to Real Rock 99.3 FM former Big 12 member Missouri, 52-3, in 2008 and Kansas, 34-28, in 2014. Both of Video: OVCDN those games were on the road. Nov. 4 UT Martin* 1 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, Pink Up Game Real Rock 99.3 FM Video: OVCDN Season 113 Nov. 11 at Tennessee State* 2 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, The 2017 campaign is Southeast’s 113th season of football. The Redhawks enter Real Rock 99.3 FM their 27th season at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. Video: OVCDN Nov. 18 Murray State* 1 p.m., CT Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, Southeast joined the NCAA Division I ranks in 1991 and compiled an overall record of Senior Day/Military Appreciation Real Rock 99.3 FM 101-192 with one Ohio Valley Conference title (2010) and one NCAA Playoff Video: OVCDN appearance (2010) as a D-I program. * - Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game Roster Breakdown NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Southeast’s 2017 roster consists of 98 players, including 14 seniors, 22 juniors, 22 sophomores and 40 freshmen. The Redhawks return eight starters with four on Nov. 25 First Round TBA offense and four on defense. All four of Southeast’s defensive starters (OLB Kendall Campus Sites Dec. 2 Second Round TBA Donnerson, OLB Chad Meredith, CB Mike Ford, DT Joshua Wilson) have drawn NFL Campus Sites interest. Dec. 8-9 Quarterfinals TBA Campus Sites Year Four Dec. 15-16 Semifinals TBA Tom Matukewicz begins his fourth season as head coach at Southeast. Matukewicz Campus Sites Jan. 6 National Championship has three wins over ranked opponents, most in program history. Frisco, Texas OVC Champions • 2010 NCAA Playoffs • 2010 Southeast Missouri State REDHAWKS 2017 FOOTBALL NOTES / KANSAS GAME • SEPT. 2 Season-Openers games and is eighth in career sacks (8.5) and Southeast is 9-17 all-time in season-open- tied for seventh in career tackles for loss (24) 2016 Final Statistics ers since joining the Football Championship at Southeast. SEMO KU Subdivision in 1991. The Redhawks last win in 3-8 ........................................Overall Record...................................... 2-10 3-5..................................Conference Record.................................... 1-8 a season-opener on the road came at Austin Preseason All-OVC 2-3........................................ Home Record......................................... 2-4 Peay (38-13) on Sept. 2, 2006. Southeast Southeast outside linebacker Chad Meredith 1-5 ...............................Road (Neutral) Record..............................0-6 opens a season against a Football Bowl and return specialist Cameron Sanders earned N/A ....................................National Ranking..................................N/A Subdivision opponent for the 10th time in 2017. Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference honors. 20.8 ......................................Points/Game........................................ 20.2 The Redhawks are 0-9 in season-openers A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Meredith 24.4.............................Points Allowed/Game.............................. 37.3 348.7 ...........................Total Offense/Game............................. .359.5 against FBS teams. claimed First-Team All-OVC accolades after 390.2...........................Total Defense/Game............................ 456.2 finishing the 2016 season with 86 tackles, 10.5 135.1.......................... Rushing Yards/Game............................. .....119.1 Against the FBS tackles for loss, four sacks and five quar- 138.6 .........................Rushing Defense/Game........................... 236.4 Southeast is 1-21 all-time against Football terback hurries. He enters the year having 13..................................Rushing Touchdowns................................. ..11 Bowl Subdivision opponents. The Redhawks started 22 games in a row and ranks eighth 8....................................Rushing TDs Allowed................................... .27 213.6 ............................Passing Yards/Game ...........................240.4 have dropped their last 16 matchups with FBS among SEMO career leaders in sacks (8.5) and 251.5 .........................Passing Defense/Game........................ ..219.8 schools. Additionally, Southeast has never seventh in tackles for loss (24). Sanders, who 11 ...................................Passing Touchdowns................................... 16 beaten a BCS team. hails from Memphis, Tennessee, returned a 22 ..............................Passing TDs Allowed.....................................26 11-12-94 at Hawai’i L, 0-34 kickoff for a touchdown each of the last two 23.0 ............................Kickoff Return Average............................ 18.9 10-19-96 at Arkansas State L, 9-38 seasons. He, too, was a First-Team All-OVC 6.5...............................Punt Return Average................................. .-1.4 21-7 .................................. Fumbles-Lost................................ ......20-14 08-31-00 at Marshall L, 7-63 selection a year ago. Sanders presently ranks 61.5 ..............................Penalty Yards/Game............................... 54.5 09-01-01 at Eastern Michigan L, 12-16 first among the Redhawks all-time career 38.6 ................................Net Yards Per Punt............................... .37.2 09-14-02 at Eastern Michigan L, 32-35 leaders in kick return average (28.3 ypr) and 31:31 .......................................TOP/Game........................................ 27:48 09-28-02 at Middle Tennessee W, 24-14 seventh in career kick return yards (1,132). He 64-180/36% .............3rd-Down Conversion........... 60-182/33% 08-30-03 at Ohio L, 3-17 led the OVC and ranked ninth in the Football 12-18/67% ..................4th-Down Conversion................ 5-20/25% 09-13-03 at Arkansas State L, 3-21 Championship Subdivision with 27 yards per 09-11-04 at Bowling Green L, 10-49 return last season. FCS Coaches and Sports Network Top-25 Polls (as of Aug. 21) 09-18-04 at Central Michigan L, 27-44 09-10-05 at Kent State L, 12-33 Redhawks Picked Seventh in OVC FCS Coaches STATS 10-14-06 at Arkansas L, 7-63 Preseason Poll 1. James Madison 1. James Madison 08-30-07 at Cincinnati L, 3-59 The Redhawks were picked seventh with 42 2. North Dakota State 2. North Dakota State 09-06-08 at #6 Missouri L, 3-52 points in this