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2024 Southeast Missouri State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

Southeast Missouri State in 2024, game by game: won vs. North Alabama 37–15; lost at New Mexico State 16–23; won vs. UT Martin 45–42; won at Southern Illinois 38–21; won vs. Northwestern State 19–0; won at Eastern Illinois 38–27; won vs. Tennessee Tech 34–3; won at Charleston Southern 26–13; won vs. Gardner-Webb 30–24; lost at Lindenwood 12–24; won vs. Western Illinois 54–45; lost at Tennessee State 21–28; lost vs. Illinois State 27–35+31−12Won 37–15 vs. North Alabama+22North AlabamaLost 16–23 at New Mexico State-7New Mexico StateWon 45–42 vs. UT Martin+3UT MartinWon 38–21 at Southern Illinois+17Southern Illino…Won 19–0 vs. Northwestern State+19Northwestern St…Won 38–27 at Eastern Illinois+11Eastern IllinoisWon 34–3 vs. Tennessee Tech+31Tennessee TechWon 26–13 at Charleston Southern+13Charleston Sout…Won 30–24 vs. Gardner-Webb+6Gardner-WebbLost 12–24 at Lindenwood-12LindenwoodWon 54–45 vs. Western Illinois+9Western IllinoisLost 21–28 at Tennessee State-7Tennessee StateLost 27–35 vs. Illinois State-8Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24vsNorth AlabamaW 37–⁠1566%
Aug 31atNew Mexico StateL 16–⁠2321%
Sep 7vsUT MartinW 45–⁠4253%
Sep 21atSouthern IllinoisW 38–⁠2135%
Sep 28vsNorthwestern StateW 19–⁠087%
Oct 5atEastern IllinoisW 38–⁠2763%
Oct 12vsTennessee TechW 34–⁠372%
Oct 19atCharleston SouthernW 26–⁠1377%
Oct 26vsGardner-WebbW 30–⁠2476%
Nov 9atLindenwoodL 12–⁠2474%
Nov 16vsWestern IllinoisW 54–⁠4587%
Nov 23atTennessee StateL 21–⁠2852%
Nov 30vsIllinois StateFCS Championship – First RoundL 27–⁠3553%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 35–⁠27 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South–OVC Football Association champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Big South–OVC Football Association champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
397–⁠300
Coach
—
Elo
1368 +46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.1 No. 22 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeromy McDowell
Defensive coordinator
Ricky Coon

Leaders

Passing yardsPaxton DeLaurent QB4,065 yds
Passing touchdownsPaxton DeLaurent QB33 TD
Rushing yardsPayton Brown RB310 yds
Rushing touchdownsPayton Brown RB5 TD
Receiving yardsTristan Smith WR934 yds
Receiving touchdownsMitchell Sellers DL6 TD
TacklesKhalani Riddick DB11 tkl
SacksBryce Norman LB1 sacks
InterceptionsTy Leonard DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Brandon Mason OT★★★No. 1591
Ashton Jones DL★★★No. 2850
Zane Coon OL★★No. 3414
Trey Lisle DE
Yusef Sanogo-Kendrick OL

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line22.50.805
Defensive line13.00.800
Whole class32.70.803

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.

Transfers in 3

The 2024 portal
Cam Pedro WR★★★from Marshall
Jalen Nettles OL★★★from UAB
Tyler McMillan OT★★from Northwestern State

Transfers out 2

Christian Fuhrman LB★★★to Northern Illinois
Harris Adams DL★★★to Cincinnati

2024 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southeast Missouri State6–⁠29–⁠4
Tennessee State6–⁠29–⁠4
UT Martin6–⁠29–⁠5
Tennessee Tech6–⁠27–⁠5
Lindenwood4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Illinois3–⁠54–⁠8
Gardner-Webb3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Charleston Southern0–⁠81–⁠11

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