Southeast Missouri State University
7-4 , 5-1
Charleston Southern
4-7 , 1-5
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Mo. St. | 10 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| Charleston So. | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
11/14/2026 5:03:00 PM | Football
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SEMO earned its fourth-consecutive road win and finished its regular-season road slate with a 5-2 record. That matches the Redhawks best road record under Head Coach Tom Matukewicz.
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The Redhawks also secured their seventh victory guaranteeing Matukewicz his fifth winning season with seven or more wins.
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SEMO's season-high 43 points are the Redhawks most in an Ohio Valley Conference road game since beating Lindenwood, 49-28, on Oct. 1, 2022.
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On the second play of the game, Hakeem Watters ripped off a 55-yard touchdown run to put CSU ahead, 7-0, just 40 seconds into the contest.
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David Jones stripped the ball from Kindell Quay and Jalen Wheeler recovered for the Redhawks at the CSU 31-yard line.
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Chance Wilson completed an 18-yard pass to John Anthony, Jr. to get SEMO to the Buccaneer 7-yard line before Khyair Spain punched it in on a 1-yard run four plays later to tie the game at 7-7 with 7:05 remaining in the first quarter.
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After Justin Keller made a 45-yard field goal to give the Redhawks their first lead at 10-7, Jared Echols was sacked for a loss of 15 yards by Ayize Martin. Echols fumbled on the play and Robert Clark recovered in CSU's end zone for a safety with 13:54 to go in the second quarter.
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Matt Rolader kicked a 43-yard field goal to narrow SEMO's lead to 12-10 at the 4:35 mark before Wilson hit Khylen Harris-Norman in stride on a 71-yard touchdown pass to put the Redhawks up, 19-10, at the half.
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SEMO scored 17 third-quarter points to blow the game open.
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A wide-open Anthony Westervelt caught a pass from Wilson and dashed 56 yards to the end zone completing a 6-play, 83-yard drive in 3:20.
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Spain then scored his second touchdown on a 2-yard plunge to stretch SEMO's lead to 33-10 with 4:18 left.
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The Redhawks tacked on three more points with a 33-yard field goal by Keller to make it a 36-10 game.
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A pick six by Nehemiah Scott put the finishing touches on SEMO's win late in the fourth quarter. Scott returned his interception nine yards for a touchdown. For the Redhawks, it was their third pick six of the season.
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Wilson completed 12-of-19 passes in his second career start at quarterback. He ran for 49 yards on 11 carries, as well.
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Brandon Brigham gained a team-high 50 rushing yards on six attempts for an average of 8.3 per touch.
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As a team, SEMO ran for 182 yards and had 384 yards of total offense.
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Defensively, the Redhawks recovered three fumbles and had an interception.Â
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Robert Dover paved the way with a career-high seven tackles, two forced fumbles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. SEMO had four sacks for the game.
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SEMO, which remains first in the OVC, hosts UT Martin in its final regular-season game on Nov. 21.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
SEM 0, CSU 7
CSU - Watters,Hakeem 55 yd run (Rolader,Matt kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:40
SEM 7, CSU 7
SEM - Spain,Khyair 1 yd run (Keller,Justin kick), 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 03:41
SEM 10, CSU 7
SEM - Keller,Justin 45 yd field goal 5 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:41
SEM 12, CSU 7
SEM - 0 yd safety
SEM 12, CSU 10
CSU - Rolader,Matt 43 yd field goal 9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:15
SEM 19, CSU 10
SEM - Harris-Norman,Khylen 71 yd pass from Wilson,Chance (Keller,Justin kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:59
SEM 26, CSU 10
SEM - Westervelt,Anthony 56 yd pass from Wilson,Chance (Keller,Justin kick) 6 plays, 83 yards, TOP 03:20
SEM 33, CSU 10
SEM - Spain,Khyair 2 yd run (Keller,Justin kick), 7 plays, 55 yards, TOP 03:22
SEM 36, CSU 10
SEM - Keller,Justin 33 yd field goal 4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:49
SEM 36, CSU 17
CSU - Smith,TJ 41 yd pass from Clay,Caden (Rolader,Matt kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:26
SEM 43, CSU 17
SEM - Scott,Nehemiah 9 yd interception (Keller,Justin kick)
