2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 13
Record9–3 (7–1 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVincent White (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumHouck Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Southeast Missouri State $^   7 1     9 3  
No. 12 Jacksonville State ^   6 2     9 3  
Eastern Kentucky   5 2     6 5  
Murray State   5 3     6 5  
UT Martin   5 3     6 5  
Tennessee Tech   4 4     5 6  
Eastern Illinois   2 6     2 9  
Austin Peay   1 7     2 9  
Tennessee State   0 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tony Samuel, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Southeast Missouri State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redhawks lost in second round to the eventual national champion, Eastern Washington. The team played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

2006 was the first and only winning season in Samuel's tenure as Southeast Missouri State's head coach. It was also the Redhawks's first winning season since 2002 and first-ever FCS playoff appearance.[1]

  1. ^ 2014 media guide, pp. 213, 224.