2020-21 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FOOTBALL Southeast Missouri (2-4, 2-3) at UT Martin (2-3, 2-3) Gameday Coverage Date ...................................Saturday, April 3, 2021 Head Coaches .......................Tom Matukewicz Game Radio .........................................Real Rock 99.3 FM Kickoff .........................................................1 p.m., CT (36-42 overall; 35-42 at SEMO; 27-25 OVC). (Erik Sean) Location ..............................................Martin, Tenn. Jason Simpson (89-76 overall; 89-76 at UTM). Video ...................................................................ESPN+ Stadium.....Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) Live Stats ....................................UTMSports.com Surface .........................................................FieldTurf Strategic Communications O Twitter ...........................................@SEMOfootball Weather Forecast .............Partly Cloudy, 65 Jeff Honza, Assistant Director of Athletics 7 Series ............................................UTM leads, 18-17 Office Phone ................................(573) 651-2933 ...........................SEMO17, UTM 10 Last Meeting Mobile................................................(618) 528-1145 Schedule (Oct. 26, 2019 | Cape Girardeau, Mo.) October at #24 Southern Illinois Redhawks Head to UT Martin Smith Named OVC Offensive L, 17-20 | Radio: Real Rock 99.3 FM Southeast Missouri (2-4, 2-3) travels to UT Player of the Week 30 TV: KFVS/ESPN+ Martin (2-3, 2-3) Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 Wide receive Zack Smith was named Ohio p.m., CT at Hardy M. Graham Stadium. Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Spring Week following his career game against February at Eastern Illinois* Follow the Redhawks Tennessee Tech (Mar. 28). A native of W, 47-7 | Radio: Real Rock 99.3 FM Fans can listen live on the radio at Real Rock Louisville, Kentucky, Smith established new 28 Video: ESPN+ 99.3 FM. Erik Sean will be on the call. Watch on career-highs in receptions and receiving yards. ESPN+. Live stats are available at He caught 10 passes for 173 yards and two March Murray State* L, 21-24 | Radio: Real Rock 99.3 FM UTMSports.com and Twitter updates will be touchdowns, and averaged 17.3 yards per 7 Video: ESPN+ provided @SEMOfootball. reception. Smith scored both of his touchdowns during Southeast Missouri’s March Austin Peay* Series History 21-point first quarter on passes of eight and L, 42-49 2OT | Radio: Real Rock 99.3 FM UT Martin holds a slight 18-17 edge in its 61 yards. It was the second 100-yard receiving Video: ESPN+ 14 all-time series against Southeast Missouri. game of Smith’s career and first since he had The Redhawks won each of their last two 122 receiving yards vs. Dayton on Sept. 8, 2018. March at #8 Jacksonville State* meetings with the Skyhawks. Eight of SEMO’s L, 3-21 | Radio: Real Rock 99.3 FM The OVC Offensive Player of the Week award 21 Video: ESPN+ win against UTM have come in Martin. The is the first of Smith’s career and SEMO’s first Redhawks beat the Skyhawks, 56-33, during OVC weekly honor of any kind this season. March Tennessee Tech* their last trip to Martin, Tennessee on W, 24-21 | Radio: Real Rock 99.3 FM Oct. 27, 2018. Big Game 28 Video: ESPN+ Zack Smith’s 173 receiving yards vs. Tennessee Final Stretch Tech (Mar. 28) stand as the second-most in April at UT Martin* Southeast Missouri hits the road for its final a game of any Ohio Valley Conference player 1 p.m. | Radio: Real Rock 99.3 FM two games this spring. After visiting UT 3 Video: ESPN+ this year. Smith’s strong effort against the Martin Saturday, the Redhawks close out their Golden Eagles ranks 12th on Southeast seven-game Ohio Valley Conference season at April at Tennessee State* Missouri’s top-20 single-game receiving 2:30 p.m. | Radio: Real Rock 99.3 FM Tennessee State on Apr. 11. SEMO is 1-2 in road yards list. Additionally, Smith became the first 11 Video: ESPN+ games this year. Redhawk to get 10 catches in a game since Home Games in Bold Paul McRoberts accomplished that feat vs. UT * Ohio Valley Conference Game Redhawks Beat Tennessee Tech Martin on Nov. 21, 2015. All Times Central and Subject to Change The Redhawks snapped a three-game losing skid with a 24-21 victory over Tennessee Bunch Goes Over 1,000 Tech (Mar. 28). Southeast Missouri scored 21 Passing Yards first-quarter points and used a 23-yard field Andrew Bunch completed 18-of-24 passes for goal early in the fourh quarter to get by the 259 yards and two touchdowns against Southeast Missouri or SEMO is the Golden Eagles. The win came during the Tennessee Tech (Mar. 28). As a result, Bunch preferred reference for Southeast Redhawks home finale at Houck Field. went over 1,000 passing yards this season. His Missouri State University athletic teams. 1,037 passing yards rank third in the Southeastern Missouri State is not an Ohio Valley Conference. Bunch is one of four acceptable reference. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI FOOTBALL NOTES // UT MARTIN quarterbacks in the OVC with over 1,000 So Close passing yards in 2021. UT Martin’s John Three of Southeast Missouris four losses this 2020-21 Statistics Bachus (1,157), Austin Peay’s Draylen Ellis season were by a combined 13 points. The SEMO UTM (1,043) and Jacksonville State’s Zion Webb Redhawks lost, 20-17, on a last second field 2-4 .....................................Overall Record .........................................2-3 (1,036) are the others. goal at #24 Southern Illinois (Oct. 30). Against 2-3 .................................Conference Record ...................................2-3 1-2 ........................................ Home Record ..........................................1-1 Murray State (Mar. 7), SEMO lost by a score 1-2 ...............................Road (Neutral) Record............................... 1-2 Easter Weekend of 24-21. And, the Redhawks suffered a 49-42 NR ................................. National Ranking................................ ......NR All Ohio Valley Conference games will be double overtime setback against Austin Peay 25.7 ......................................Points/Game........................................ .23.8 contested on Saturday this weekend due to (Mar. 14). In 2019, SEMO was involved in five 23.7............................. .Points Allowed/Game ..............................25.2 Easter. In addition to the Southeast Missouri games decided by seven points or less. The 305.3 ..........................Total Offense/Game............................. .307.8 at UT Martin matchup, Jacksonville State Redhawks, however, won all of those contests 351.2 ............................Total Defense/Game............................ .365.2 128.3.................... .......Rushing Yards/Game .... ..........................65.4 plays at Eastern Illinois, Tennessee State is at that year -- 43-37 vs. Tennessee Tech; 24-21 at 181.2 .........................Rushing Defense/Game......................... 156.8 Tennessee Tech and Murray State visits Austin Jacksonville State; 17-10 vs. UT Martin; 38-31 13 ..................................Rushing Touchdowns................................. ...4 Peay Saturday. vs. Eastern Kentucky; 31-24 vs. Murray State. 7 .....................................Rushing TDs Allowed................................ ...7 177.0 .............................Passing Yards/Game ............................242.4 Receptions Per Game Hess Express 170.0 ........................Passing Defense/Game........................ .208.4 Zack Smith is now tied for first in the Ohio Geno Hess ran for 115 yards and a career-high 5 ...................................Passing Touchdowns......................................9 Valley Conference in receptions per game. four touchdowns in Southeast Missouri’s 11 ................................Passing TDs Allowed......................................10 20.8 ...........................Kickoff Return Average............................ .13.0 Smith and Austin Peay’s DeAngelo Wilson double overtime loss to Austin Peay (Mar. 7.5.................................Punt Return Average .................................2.0 share that spot with 5.7 catches per contest. 14). Hess carried the ball 38 times en route to 7-2 .................................... Fumbles-Lost................................ ...........9-4 his second 100-yard game of the season. He 77.3 ..............................Penalty Yards/Game............................... 60.6 Career-Best for Johnson scored the game-tying touchdown on a 5-yard 37.2 . ................................Net Yards Per Punt.............................. ..37.4 For the second time in three games, Lawrence run to force overtime with 23 seconds left in 30:11 ........................................TOP/Game...................................... 29:30 Johnson notched double-digit tackles when he regulation. Hess then gave SEMO a 42-35 lead 26-84/31% .. .............3rd-Down Conversion........... ....27-74/36% 9-15/60% ..................4th-Down Conversion................ ...5-8/62% turned in a career-high 12 to against with a 2-yard touchdown on the Redhawks Tennessee Tech (Mar. 28). Johnson had nine first possession of overtime. AFCA FCS Coaches and solo tackles, forced a fumble and assisted on STATS Perform Media Polls three other stops. His forced fumble early in Hess Leads the FCS in Rushing (as of Mar. 29) the fourth quarter led to a 23-yard field goal Touchdowns that held up as the decisive score in the Geno Hess leads the Football Championship AFCA Coaches STATS Media Redhawks win. Johnson ranks second on the Subdivision