2009 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

2009 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 OVC)
Head coach	Tony Samuel (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Vincent White (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tim McGuire (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Houck Stadium

2009 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Jacksonville State		6	–	1					8	–	3
No. 19 Eastern Illinois $^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Tennessee Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	3					5	–	6
UT Martin		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tennessee State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Austin Peay		3	–	5					4	–	7
Murray State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Southeast Missouri State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Jacksonville State had the best record in conference play, but was not eligible for the FCS playoffs because of APR violations. Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tony Samuel, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Quincy*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 72–3	6,105
September 12	6:30 p.m.	at No. 23 (FBS) Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 3–70	30,421
September 19	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 14–23	9,053
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at UT Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	L 22–29	4,269
October 3	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	L 17–23	6,314
October 10	1:00 p.m.	Austin Peay	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 14–24	7,543
October 24	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 16–28	2,221
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	L 6–20	3,300
November 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Jacksonville State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 3–24	2,635
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 49–13	2,147
November 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 Southern Illinois*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 24–42	7,527
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time