Southeast Missouri (2-4, 2-1 OVC) at Tennessee Tech (2-5, 2-3 OVC)

Date: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016
Kickoff: 1:30 p.m., CT
Location: Cookeville, Tenn.
Stadium: Tucker Stadium (16,500)
Surface: 24/7 Turf
Weather Forecast: Mostly Sunny, 65 degrees
Series History: Tennessee Tech leads, 14-10
Last Meeting: SEMO 38, TTU 17 (Oct. 31, 2015 / Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Head Coaches: Tom Matukewicz (12-18 overall; 11-18 at SEMO; 8-10 OVC). Marcus Satterfield (2-5 overall; 2-5 at TTU; 2-3 OVC).

Media Coverage
Radio: SEMO ESPN 92.9 FM Erik Sean (play-by-play) / Real Rock 99.3 FM
TV/Video: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: TTUSports.com
Twitter Updates: @SEMOFootball
Southeast Missouri Notes

Redhawks Head to Tennessee Tech
Southeast Missouri (2-4, 2-1) travels to Tennessee Tech (2-5, 2-3) Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m., CT, at Tucker Stadium.

Follow the Redhawks
Fans can listen to Saturday's game on the radio at ESPN 92.9 FM and Real Rock 99.3 FM. Erik Sean will call the action. Video can be accessed online at the OVC Digital Network. Live stats are available at TTUSports.com. Twitter updates provided @SEMOFootball.

On the Road Again
Southeast plays its Ohio Valley Conference high fifth road game of the season when it heads to Tennessee Tech this weekend. The Redhawks are 1-3 outside of Cape Girardeau and 3-12 all-time on the road under head coach Tom Matukewicz.

Series History
The Redhawks are 10-14 all-time in their series against Tennessee Tech, which began in 1991. TTU has won seven of the last 10 meetings between these teams. Southeast is 3-8 against the Golden Eagles at Tucker Stadium. The Redhawks are looking to snap a four-game losing streak in Cookeville after last winning there in 2003. Ten of the last 13 matchups have been decided by seven or less points.  

Bye Week
Southeast was idle last week and faces Tennessee Tech off its bye week for the third-straight season. The Redhawks beat the Golden Eagles, 38-17, at Houck Stadium a year ago.

McCrum Clears 200 Points
Kicker Ryan McCrum went over 200 points in his career when he made 3-of-3 field goals and one extra point at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 8). McCrum is the Redhawks leading scorer with 39 points on 9-of-12 field goals and a perfect 12-of-12 PATs this year. He ranks sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring (6.5 ppg), second in field goals and tied for first in PAT kicking percentage. McCrum presently has 203 points in his career.

McCrum and Garrett Win OVC Honors
Ryan McCrum and Roper Garrett earned adidas® Ohio Valley Conference Football Player of the Week awards on Oct. 9. McCrum was named Specialist of the Week and Garrett was Co-Defensive Player of the Week. A native of St. Charles, Missouri, McCrum connected on field goals of 50, 30 and 22 yards and made his only extra point attempt in SEMO's road loss at Eastern Kentucky. He went over 200 career points (200) and now has nine made field goals this season (first in the OVC). McCrum also made 41 consecutive PATs and currently ranks seventh nationally in field goals made (1.5/game). Garrett, who hails from Farmington, Missouri, had a game-high 12 tackles in against EKU. He added a tackle for loss and intercepted a pass that he returned 22 yards. It marked Garrett's first double-digit tackle game of the season and 13th of his career. In the process, he moved to seventh on SEMO's all-time tackles list (319); that ranks him seventh among all active Football Championship Subdivision players nationally. Eastern Illinois running back Devin Church (Co-Offensive), EKU wide receiver Devin Borders (Co-Offensive), EIU defensive end David Johnson (Co-Defensive), Jacksonville State safety Marlon Bridges (Co-Newcomer) and Tennessee State wide receiver Steven Newbold (Co-Newcomer) are the rest of this week's honorees.

Moving the Chains
Southeast ranks fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference in first downs through six games this season. The Redhawks accumulated a total of 118 first downs for an average of 19.7 per contest.

Last Time vs. Tennessee Tech
The Redhawks used 17 third-quarter points, all on special teams, to key a 38-17 victory over Tennessee Tech at Houck Stadium on Oct. 31, 2015. Ryan McCrum kicked a 50-yard field goal, Paul McRoberts returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown and Darrius Darden-Box blocked a punt and ran seven yards for a TD in a span of 5:18 to blow the game open. Southeast piled up 360 yards of total offense and finished with three takeaways against the Golden Eagles.

FCS Top-20
Southeast enters the week ranked among the top 20 in the Football Championship Subdivision in three categories. The Redhawks are 10th in red zone defense (68.2 pct.), 15th in fourth down conversion percentage (70 pct.) and 20th in time of possession (32:37 per game). Individually, Ryan McCrum is seventh in field goals per game (1.5), Cameron Sanders is 12th in combined kick returns (469 yds), Alex Knight is seventh in punting (44.3 ypp) and Kendall Donnerson is 17th in tackles for loss (1.8 per game).

McCullough Records First 100-Yard Receiving Game
Tremane McCullough posted the first 100-yard receiving game of his career when he caught eight passes for 103 yards at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 8). McCullough averaged nearly 13 yards (12.8) per reception with a 42-yard reception against the Colonels. He became the second different Redhawk to get over 100 receiving yards in a game this season, joining Adrian Davis (103 yds at Southern Illinois). McCullough ranks eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 59.3 receiving yards a game.

Five and Counting
Quarterback Jesse Hosket has thrown for over 200 yards in five-straight starts. Hosket recently reached new season-highs in yards (291) and completions (24) at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 8). He also threw his eighth touchdown pass of the season late in the fourth quarter, giving him at least one TD pass in five of his last six contests. Hosket ranks fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference in passing average (227.8 ypg), fifth in total offense (231.8 ypg) and 10th in pass efficiency (121.3) through six games this year.

Scoring Output
Southeast is currently ninth in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring with 19.5 points per game. The Redhawks have scored 13 touchdowns in six contests this season, fewest in the conference. Southeast scored a season-high 24 points vs. Indiana State (Sept. 17). The Redhawks scored their most points in the first (37) and fourth (41) quarters this year.

Garrett Now Seventh in Tackles
Senior inside linebacker Roper Garrett, who leads the team and is seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference in tackles, went over 300 in his career against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 1). Garrett now stands seventh all-time with 319 total tackles. He became the eighth different Southeast player to get over 300 career tackles and first since fellow linebacker Blake Peiffer finished with 359 tackles from 2009-12.

Murdock Emerges
Marquette Murdock hauled in a career-high three catches for 86 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 1). Murdock's first career touchdown reception came on a 45-yard pass from Jesse Hosket with 11:13 left in the third quarter of that game. It ended up being the decisive score of the contest. A week later, Murdock followed that up with three receptions for 44 yards at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 8). He had only two catches in 2015 and just one in his first four games this season.

Knight Leads OVC
Senior punter Alex Knight enters the week ranked first in the Ohio Valley Conference and seventh in the nation in punting with 44.3 yards per punt. He punted a total of 37 times for 1,638 yards in his first six contests this season. Knight had eight punts of 50 or more yards and was named OVC Specialist of the Week once over that span. He is third all-time in career punting yards at Southeast with 7,933.

41 in a Row
Southeast kicker Ryan McCrum has made 41-consecutive extra points. McCrum did not miss a PAT all of last season going a perfect 29-of-29. He is 12-of-12 in PATs over his first six contests this year. McCrum last missed a PAT with 3:32 left in the fourth quarter vs. Jacksonville State on Nov. 22, 2014.

Scoring Streak
The Redhawks presently have the third-longest scoring streak in the Ohio Valley Conference. Southeast has scored in 61-consecutive games and ranks behind Murray State (128) and UT Martin (75) in that category. The last time the Redhawks went scoreless in a game was at Purdue (59-0) on Sept. 17, 2011.