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2025 Southeast Missouri State

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

Southeast Missouri State in 2025, game by game: lost at Arkansas State 24–42; won vs. North Alabama 30–21; lost at North Dakota State 14–41; lost vs. Southern Illinois 31–59; lost at UT Martin 10–34; won vs. Tennessee State 28–12; won vs. Eastern Illinois 42–13; lost at Tennessee Tech 23–42; lost vs. Charleston Southern 17–23; lost at Gardner-Webb 24–27; won at Western Illinois 22–17; lost vs. Lindenwood 13–30+29−28Lost 24–42 at Arkansas State-18Arkansas StateWon 30–21 vs. North Alabama+9North AlabamaLost 14–41 at North Dakota State-27North Dakota St…Lost 31–59 vs. Southern Illinois-28Southern Illino…Lost 10–34 at UT Martin-24UT MartinWon 28–12 vs. Tennessee State+16Tennessee StateWon 42–13 vs. Eastern Illinois+29Eastern IllinoisLost 23–42 at Tennessee Tech-19Tennessee TechLost 17–23 vs. Charleston Southern-6Charleston Sout…Lost 24–27 at Gardner-Webb-3Gardner-WebbWon 22–17 at Western Illinois+5Western IllinoisLost 13–30 vs. Lindenwood-17Lindenwood
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atArkansas StateL 24–⁠4224%
Sep 6vsNorth AlabamaW 30–⁠2173%
Sep 13atNorth Dakota StateL 14–⁠4117%
Sep 20vsSouthern IllinoisL 31–⁠5958%
Sep 27atUT MartinL 10–⁠3444%
Oct 11vsTennessee StateW 28–⁠1261%
Oct 18vsEastern IllinoisW 42–⁠1365%
Oct 25atTennessee TechL 23–⁠4223%
Nov 1vsCharleston SouthernL 17–⁠2374%
Nov 8atGardner-WebbL 24–⁠2736%
Nov 15atWestern IllinoisW 22–⁠1756%
Nov 22vsLindenwoodL 13–⁠3058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lindenwood 30–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big South–OVC Football Association.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠361
Coach
—
Elo
1238 −107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.9 No. 75 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 197
Offensive coordinator
John Holt
Defensive coordinator
Ricky Coon

Leaders

Passing yardsJax Leatherwood QB1,969 yds
Passing touchdownsJax Leatherwood QB12 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Epton Jr. RB535 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Epton Jr. RB6 TD
Receiving yardsCam Pedro WR814 yds
Receiving touchdownsKalvin Gilbert WR7 TD
TacklesLandon Sylvie DB12 tkl
InterceptionsJustus Johnson CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Brandon Wilson S★★★No. 945
Isaac Brown CB★★★No. 1738
Hayden Volz OL★★No. 3520

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.760
Defensive backs23.00.860
Whole class32.70.827

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 105

The 2025 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 47 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2025 portal
Chris Farrell OL★★★from Kent State
J.D. Sherrod QB★★★from Kent State
Jamauri Chislom TE★★★from Memphis
Justin Keller Kfrom Coastal Carolina
Latrell Neville WRfrom New Mexico State

Transfers out 5

Jaylon Stone DL★★★to Vanderbilt
Tyler McMillan OT★★★to Illinois
Tristan Smith WR★★★to Clemson
Carter Guillaume OL★★★to Louisville
Sam Cook DE★★★to Nevada

2025 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee Tech8–⁠011–⁠2
UT Martin6–⁠26–⁠6
Gardner-Webb5–⁠37–⁠5
Lindenwood5–⁠36–⁠6
Charleston Southern4–⁠45–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Illinois3–⁠54–⁠8
Eastern Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Tennessee State0–⁠82–⁠10

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