Southeast Missouri State football team to open 2015 season with Mizzou

The Southeast Missouri State football team will open its second season under coach Tom Matukewicz with a visit to two-time defending Southeastern Conference East Division champion Missouri.

The game was part of the Southeast schedules released Monday for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.

The Redhawks, who finished 5-7 in Matukewicz's first season at the helm, will face Missouri on Sept. 5 in Columbia, Missouri.

Southeast then hosts regional rival Southern Illinois for Family Weekend on Sept. 12.

The Redhawks will play Indiana State, which finished last season ranked No.18/19 and reached the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, on the road Sept. 19.

Southeast will host Division II Shorter University, which is in Rome, Georgia, on Sept. 26 before beginning Ohio Valley Conference play.

"We are very excited about our upcoming 2015 schedule," Matukewicz said in the news release. "It features a very difficult non-conference schedule. Being able to open at Mizzou, the defending SEC East Champion, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our team."

The Redhawks' OVC opener will be against Murray State at Houck Stadium on Oct. 3. Southeast will host Eastern Kentucky for Homecoming on Oct. 17, Tennessee Tech on Oct. 31 and UT Martin on Nov. 21.

Southeast's 2016 season will kick off at Memphis and features non-conference games against Southern Illinois and Indiana State.

2015 schedule

Sept. 5 -- at Missouri

Sept. 12 -- Southern Illinois (Family Weekend)

Sept. 19 -- at Indiana State

Sept. 26 -- Shorter University

Oct.3 -- Murray State

Oct. 10 -- at Eastern Illinois

Oct. 17 -- Eastern Kentucky (Homecoming)

Oct. 31 -- Tennessee Tech

Nov. 7 -- at Austin Peay

Nov. 14 -- at Jacksonville State

Nov. 21 -- UT Martin

2016 schedule

Sept. 3 -- at Memphis

Sept. 10 -- at Southern Illinois

Sept. 17 -- Indiana State

Sept. 24 -- at Murray State

Oct. 1 -- Eastern Illinois

Oct. 8 -- at Eastern Kentucky

Oct. 15 -- Bye Week

Oct. 22 -- at Tennessee Tech

Oct. 29 -- Austin Peay

Nov. 5 -- Jacksonville State

Nov. 12 -- at UT Martin

Nov. 19 -- Tennessee State

Wallace honored

Southeast Missouri State guard Marcus Wallace was awarded with the Ohio Valley Conference freshman of the week honor after scoring a season-high 18 points in Saturday's 68-64 win over Eastern Illinois.

Wallace averaged 10.5 points in the Redhawks' two games last week, shooting 63.6 percent from the field. The 6-foot-1 Wallace, out of Little Rock, Arkansas, also averaged 3.5 steals, 2.0 assists and 1.0 rebounds.

He scored 11 of his points against EIU in the second half . He connected on 6 of 9 field goals in the game.