2014 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

2014 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Sherard Poteete (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryce Saia (1st season)
Home stadium	Houck Stadium

2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tennessee State		3	–	5					6	–	6
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 pm	Missouri Baptist*		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 77–0	7,143
September 6	6:00 pm	at Kansas*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN3	L 28–34	36,574
September 13	6:00 pm	at No. 20 Southern Illinois*		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 23–50	10,385
September 20	6:00 pm	No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana*		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 24–23	7,538
September 27	6:00 pm	at UT Martin		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	W 31–27	3,648
October 4	1:00 pm	No. 21 Tennessee State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 28–21	8,089
October 11	3:00 pm	at Murray State	No. 23	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY		L 41–44 OT	5,636
October 18	1:00 pm	Eastern Illinois		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 13–52	4,114
October 25	2:00 pm	at No. 19 Eastern Kentucky		Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 21–33	10,300
November 8	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN3	L 26–27	9,820
November 15	1:00 pm	Austin Peay		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 42–7	2,049
November 22	1:00 pm	No. 4 Jacksonville State		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 30–49	2,201
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	—	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Tom Matukewicz	Head Coach
Jon Wiemers	Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line
Bryce Saia	Defensive Coordinator
Sherard Poteete	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Eric Burrow	Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator
Salim Powell	Wide Receivers
Matt Martin	Running Backs/Special Teams
Ricky Coon	Defensive Line
Travis Fisher	Cornerbacks
Willie Ponder	Offensive Assistant
Bryan Curry	Offensive Assistant
Steve Hendry	Defensive Assistant
Joe Uhls	Football Operations