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2022 Southeast Missouri State

9–⁠3 (5–⁠0 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Southeast Missouri State in 2022, game by game: lost at Iowa State 10–42; won at Southern Illinois 34–31; won vs. Nicholls 42–16; won vs. Central Arkansas 35–27; won at Lindenwood 49–28; won vs. Tennessee Tech 34–20; won at Northwestern State 51–16; lost vs. Eastern Kentucky 23–28; won at Tennessee State 42–0; won at Eastern Illinois 31–7; won vs. Murray State 52–22; lost at Montana 24–34+42−32Lost 10–42 at Iowa State-32Iowa StateWon 34–31 at Southern Illinois+3Southern Illino…Won 42–16 vs. Nicholls+26NichollsWon 35–27 vs. Central Arkansas+8Central ArkansasWon 49–28 at Lindenwood+21LindenwoodWon 34–20 vs. Tennessee Tech+14Tennessee TechWon 51–16 at Northwestern State+35Northwestern St…Lost 23–28 vs. Eastern Kentucky-5Eastern KentuckyWon 42–0 at Tennessee State+42Tennessee StateWon 31–7 at Eastern Illinois+24Eastern IllinoisWon 52–22 vs. Murray State+30Murray StateLost 24–34 at Montana-10Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atIowa StateL 10–⁠4213%
Sep 10atSouthern IllinoisW 34–⁠3137%
Sep 17vsNichollsW 42–⁠1660%
Sep 24vsCentral ArkansasW 35–⁠2762%
Oct 1atLindenwoodW 49–⁠2857%
Oct 8vsTennessee TechW 34–⁠2082%
Oct 22atNorthwestern StateW 51–⁠1668%
Oct 29vsEastern KentuckyL 23–⁠2868%
Nov 5atTennessee StateW 42–⁠063%
Nov 12atEastern IllinoisW 31–⁠780%
Nov 19vsMurray StateW 52–⁠2284%
Nov 26atMontanaFCS Championship – First RoundL 24–⁠3441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 34–⁠24 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference, shared with UT Martin

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠0 shared first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
427–⁠271
Coach
—
Elo
1417 +111 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.6 No. 21 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 177
Offensive coordinator
Jeromy McDowell
Defensive coordinator
Ricky Coon

Leaders

Passing yardsPaxton DeLaurent QB2,684 yds
Passing touchdownsPaxton DeLaurent QB19 TD
Rushing yardsGeno Hess RB1,691 yds
Rushing touchdownsGeno Hess RB21 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Flournoy WR984 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Flournoy WR7 TD
TacklesLawrence Johnson DB12 tkl
InterceptionsWilliam McCall DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Jakobe Watkins OL★★★No. 2104
Tyson Miller OT★★No. 3236
Nasim Cairo DL
Myles Saulsberry DL
Jamarcus Hill OT

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line22.50.783

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 106

The 2022 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 46 have a stat line. See the roster

2022 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southeast Missouri State5–⁠09–⁠3
UT Martin5–⁠07–⁠4
Lindenwood2–⁠37–⁠3
Tennessee State2–⁠34–⁠7
Tennessee Tech2–⁠34–⁠7
Murray State1–⁠42–⁠9
Eastern Illinois1–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.