CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri completed its 2026 football schedule with the addition of five non-conference opponents Tuesday.
 
SEMO's 12-game slate features five contests at Houck Field this fall.
 
The Redhawks begin the year with three-straight road games at Missouri Valley Football Conference member Indiana State (Aug. 29), Big 12 Conference and Football Bowl Subdivision foe Iowa State (Sept. 5) and longtime rival Southern Illinois (Sept. 12).
 
SEMO faces Indiana State for first time in 10 years. The teams last met in Cape Girardeau on Sept. 17, 2016. The Redhawks travel to Iowa State for the second time in program history.
 
Meanwhile, SEMO and SIU hook up in the annual War for the Wheel game, the 94th matchup between the schools located 46 miles apart. SIU holds a 45-40-8 lead in the all-time series and has won the Wheel trophy each of the last two seasons.
 
The Redhawks host United Athletic Conference (UAC) member Central Arkansas (Sept. 19) in their home-opener and welcome first-year UAC football affiliate West Florida (Sept. 26) the following week. The Argonauts will be in town during SEMO's Family Weekend.
 
West Florida will be transitioning its athletics programs to the NCAA Division I level beginning this fall and will compete in the Atlantic Sun as a full multi-sport member and the UAC as a football-playing member.
 
 SEMO begins its seven-game OVC slate with the Game Ball Brawl at Lindenwood (Oct. 10). The Redhawks home conference opener is the next week vs. Western Illinois (Oct. 17) on Homecoming. SEMO then travels to Eastern Illinois (Oct. 24) before hosting Gardner-Webb (Oct. 31) on Halloween. 
 
The Redhawks hit the road for back-to-back games at Tennessee State (Nov. 7) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 14), and close out conference action at home vs. UT Martin (Nov. 21). 
 
The first week of the 2026 campaign will see one league matchup when Charleston Southern travels to Lindenwood. The rest of the conference play starts on Oct. 3 and goes until the final week of the regular season on Nov. 21. 
 
SEMO Season Ticket 'Renew-All' and new season tickets will go on sale Monday, May 11. Existing season ticket holders will receive information to their email associated with their account.
 
Single-game tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, Aug. 3.
 
Tickets can be purchased online at SEMORedhawks.com/Tickets or by calling the SEMO Athletics Ticket Office at (573) 651-2113.