2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	Tom Matukewicz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jon Wiemers (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bryce Saia (3rd season)
Home stadium	Houck Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^		7	–	0					10	–	2
UT Martin		6	–	2					7	–	5
Tennessee Tech		5	–	3					5	–	6
Tennessee State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Eastern Illinois		4	–	4					6	–	5
Murray State		4	–	4					4	–	7
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Eastern Kentucky		2	–	6					3	–	8
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the OVC. Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 17–35	42,876
September 10	6:00 pm	at Southern Illinois*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 22–30	10,003
September 17	6:00 pm	Indiana State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 24–27	7,637
September 24	6:00 pm	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN3	W 17–16	10,014
October 1	6:00 pm	No. 13 Eastern Illinois	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 21–14	4,892
October 8	5:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 16–31	10,001
October 22	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	L 20–21	9,332
October 29	1:00 pm	Austin Peay	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 41–21	4,328
November 5	1:00 pm	No. 2 Jacksonville State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN3	L 10–17	6,839
November 12	2:00 pm	at UT Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	OVCDN	L 10–24	3,146
November 19	1:00 pm	Tennessee State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	L 31–32	3,117
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	3	7	7	17
Tigers	22	7	3	3	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	6	3	0	13	22
Salukis	3	7	17	3	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	7	3	3	14	27
Redhawks	7	3	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	7	3	0	7	17
Racers	7	0	6	3	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Panthers	7	0	7	0	14
Redhawks	14	0	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	3	3	3	7	16
Colonels	0	14	10	7	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	10	7	3	0	20
Golden Eagles	0	21	0	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	0	14	7	21
Redhawks	10	7	21	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Gamecocks	7	10	0	0	17
Redhawks	0	0	7	3	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	7	0	3	10
Skyhawks	3	7	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	3	6	13	32
Redhawks	7	3	10	11	31