Southeast Missouri (2-7, 1-4 OVC) vs. Tennessee Tech (3-7, 0-6 OVC)

Game Information
Date: Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Site: Missouri National Guard Field/Houck Stadium (10,000)
Surface: FieldTurf
Series History: TTU leads, 12-9
Weather Forecast: Sunny, 61 degrees
Head Coaches: Tony Samuel (64-115 overall; 30-58 at Southeast Missouri; 18-42 OVC, Eighth Season). Watson Brown (125-197 overall; 31-46 at TTU; 19-35 OVC).

Coverage Information
Radio: ESPN 92.9 FM, K103 (102.9 FM). Erik Sean, Play-by-Play; Rick Wieser, Analyst; Todd Bonacki, Sideline.
Live Stats: GoSoutheast.com
Video: OVC Digital Network. Todd Richards, Play-by-Play; Lawrence Brookins, Analyst.
Game Notes: Southeast Missouri
Twitter Updates: @GoSoutheast

Redhawks Play Final Home Game Saturday
Southeast Missouri (2-7, 1-4) will host Tennessee Tech (3-7, 0-6) in its final home game of the season Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., CT, at Missouri National Guard Field/Houck Stadium. Southeast will honor its seniors prior to the game, as Saturday also marks Military Appreciation Day.

Home Sweet Home
Southeast closes out a three-game homestand when it faces Tennessee Tech Saturday. The Redhawks have been at home since Oct. 26, facing Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 26) and Urbana University (Nov. 2). Southeast is 2-2 in Cape Girardeau this season.

Series History
Tennessee Tech holds a 12-9 advantage in the all-time series against Southeast. The Golden Eagles are 6-5 at Houck Stadium. Nine of the last 10 meetings between these teams have been decided by seven points or less. Southeast beat TTU, 41-38, on a game-winning 34-yard field goal by Drew Geldbach in double overtime a year ago.

Another Close One
The Redhawks scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns en route to a 37-35 come-from behind win over NCAA Division II Urbana University on Nov. 2. Southeast trailed by 14 points twice in the game before mounting its comeback. It marked the Redhawks second win by three or less points this season.

Snyder Rallies Redhawks
Backup quarterback Kyle Snyder was the difference-maker in Southeast's latest 37-35 win over Urbana (Nov. 2). A native of Barberton, Ohio, Snyder threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to lead the Redhawks to their second victory of the season. He scrambled out of the pocket to throw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Peter Lloyd, completing a 9-play, 80-yard drive to put Southeast ahead, 31-28, with 9:20 left in the game. Then, after Urbana responded with a touchdown of its own to regain a 35-31 advantage, Snyder hooked up with Paul McRoberts on a 23-yard scoring strike with 37 seconds remaining. Snyder completed 7-of-15 passes for 109 yards and two TDs, and rushed for 34 yards on six carries. He did not play in three-straight games prior to Nov. 2.

Farewell Seniors
Southeast will bid farewell to its 11 seniors prior to Saturday's game against Tennessee Tech. Zach Levy, Ben Kargbo, Cantrell Andrews, Joe Vucic, Derek Gohn, Conrad Schmid, D.J. Foster, Art Mueller, Wyky Jean, Tyler French and Josh Nicks are in this year's senior class.

Black Secures Win
Redshirt-freshman DT Austin Black rushed the middle to block Blaine Hafner's 50-yard field goal attempt with two seconds left allowing Southeast to escape with a 37-35 win over Urbana (Nov. 2). Urbana quarterback D.J. Mendenhall completed a 31-yard pass to Alvin Busbee on a 4th-and-5 to set up the field goal. Black became the third Redhawk to block a kick this season.

Mr. Playmaker
Sophomore Paul McRoberts scored both the game-tying and go-ahead touchdowns in Southeast's win over Urbana University (Nov. 2). McRoberts caught a 25-yard touchown pass from Scott Lathrop to tie the game at 21-21 with nine seconds left in the second quarter. He then hauled in a 23-yard pass from Kyle Snyder in the back left corner of the end zone to give Southeast a 37-35 edge with 37 seconds remaining. McRoberts lead the Redhawks with 37 receptions for 573 yards and eight touchdowns through nine starts this season. He has scored a TD in four-straight games.

Jackson and Lloyd Go Over 100
RB DeMichael Jackson and WR Peter Lloyd each went over 100 yards against Urbana University (Nov. 2). Jackson ran for 112 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, while Lloyd caught four passes for a career-high 109 yards and two touchdowns. It marked the first time Southeast had a 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver in a game since Sept. 22, 2012. Levi Terrell (171 yds.) and D.J. Foster (101 yds.) accomplished the feat against Tennessee Tech in that game.

Lathrop Approaching 1,000 Passing Yards
Quarterback Scott Lathrop needs 92 more passing yards to reach 1,000 this season. Lathrop completed 83-of-145 passes (57.2 percent) for 908 yards and 11 touchdowns. He ranks sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in passing average (100.9 ypg) and fifth in pass efficiency (126.6 rating). Five OVC quarterbacks have currently passed for 1,000 or more yards this season, including Eastern Illinois' Jimmy Garoppolo (3,544), Murray State's Maikhail Miler (1,754), Eastern Kentucky's Jared McClain (1,331), UT Martin's Jarod Neal (1,256) and Tennessee State's Ronald Butler (1,116).

Conference Schedule
Southeast, which is seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference standings, is through the toughest part of its league slate. The Redhawks faced Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 26), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 19), Murray State (Oct. 12), Tennessee State (Oct. 5) and UT Martin (Sept. 28) in their first five OVC contests. Combined, those teams are 32-14 overall and 20-7 in the conference this season. After this week, Southeast closes out its 2013 campaign with road games at Austin Peay (Nov. 16) and Jacksonville State (Nov. 23). Tennessee Tech, JSU and APSU are a combined 10-18 overall and 3-13 in the OVC. Both TTU (0-6) and APSU (0-5) are winless against league foes.

Season-Highs
Southeast matched a season-high 37 points and racked up a season-best 494 yards of total offense against Urbana (Nov. 2). The Redhawks scored 30 or more points for the third time in four games. Southeast has gone over 400 total yards in both of its wins this season.

Hills and Holt Earn First Career Starts
Lawrence Hills and Michael Holt each made their first career start against Urbana on Nov. 2. Hills notched three tackles at right defensive end, while Holt tallied seven tackles at linebacker. A total of 22 players have made their first career starts at Southeast this season. Ron Davis (SS), Travis Sanders (DE), Jon Slania (NT), Selwyn Carrol (DE), Matt Starks (LB), Austin Black (DT), Kyle Finney (LG), Garret Baker (RT), Paul McRoberts (WR), Kyle Snyder (QB) and Lennies McFerren (RB) made their starting debuts at Southeastern Louisiana (Aug. 29). A week later, Andy McNeel (LB) and William Jelks (RT) started at Ole Miss (Sept. 7). Jake McCandless (RT) and Wisler Ymonice (LB) started vs. Southern Illinois (Sept. 21). Christian Guerrero (LG), Billy Dasher (RG) and DeMichael Jackson (RB) cracked the starting lineup against UT Martin (Sept. 28). Mike Cyliax (WR) and Roper Garrett (LB) started at Tennessee State (Oct. 5).

Block Party
Southeast has blocked a punt, PAT and field goal this season. David Smart blocked a punt and Marlon Hampton knocked down a PAT at Eastern Illinois (Oct. 19), while Austin Black blocked a field goal against Urbana (Nov. 2). The Redhawks only blocked one kick through 11 games last season.

About Tennessee Tech 
Tennessee Tech, which currently sits in last place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings, comes to Cape Girardeau on a five-game losing streak. The Golden Eagles have not won since it edged Indiana State, 38-37, on Sept. 28 in Cookeville. TTU's most recent loss was a 56-21 setback at No. 2 Eastern Illinois (Nov. 2). The Golden Eagles are last in the OVC in rushing offense, averaging just 126.2 yards per game. TTU has also committed the most penalies in the league this season with 66 for 451 yards. The Golden Eagles have the top punter in the conference in Chad Zinchini. Zinchini has punted 69 times for 3,184 yards, averaging 46.1 yards per punt. TTU also has the OVC's top two tacklers. LB Tra'Darius Goff and DB Marty Jones have 90 and 86 tackles, respectively.