2026 Week 7 - WIU at Southeast Missouri State

Mon Oct 05, 2026 9:12 am

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Opponent: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Game Time: Saturday, October 17 at 2 PM
Location: Recently-renovated (2023) Houck Field (capacity 8,000), Cape Girardeau, MO

Last Year: In 2025, SEMO went 4-8 overall, with a 3-5 conference record. They won our matchup with them, 22-17, on 11/15/25.
This Year: he Redhawks are 3-3 with wins over Indiana State (23-21), Central Arkansas (27-9), and Lindewood (38-27) and losses to FBS Iowa State (38-10), rival SIU (34-20), and then FCS #20 West Florida (20-17).
History: The Leathernecks and Redhawks have faced off three times, with SEMO being undefeated against WIU. They won 46-0 in 1944, then won in 2024 (54-45) and 2025 (22-17).

Projections:

Massey Ratings currently says we have about a 35% chance of winning, with a predicted score of 30-24 for SEMO.
Sagarin's projections say a 30% chance of a WIU win with a predicted score of 26-18 for SEMO.

Odds-wise, we have a better chance against SEMO than they gave Tennessee State against us, and it took some last-minute heroics on our part to come away with a win. If we are somehow able to block a little better on offense and hopefully clean up some of the penalties (a common refrain this year), we have a good chance of a win.

NewNeck · Tue Oct 13, 2026 9:45 am

WIU/SEMO preview at the 1:05:37 mark

wiu712 · Thu Oct 15, 2026 9:00 am

Thu Oct 15, 2026 9:27 am

With as bad as the OVC is this season in football, we're tied with SEMO for the top spot in the conference currently. SEMO, EIU, UTM, and we are all 1-0 in the OVC, with SEMO and us having the best overall records at 3-3. Of the remaining games, SEMO should be the toughest (~34% chance of win), but the remaining 5 games are all in the ~46-54% range...essentially a coin flip based on whoever plays a little better that day.

rocki · Thu Oct 15, 2026 10:59 am

IF we can cut down on penalties, we should give ourselves a chance to be in the games to come. Too often, we are our own worst enemy.

wiu712 · Sat Oct 17, 2026 8:17 am

Game Day Forecast:
Plentiful sunshine.
High 61.
Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.

sealhall74 · Sat Oct 17, 2026 2:07 pm

Is there something wrong with the 98.1 radio stream?

I get commercials but nothing else.

wiu712 · Sat Oct 17, 2026 6:53 pm

Southeast Missouri State won the game 40-30.

#17 Kennedy McGill was 20 of 37 for 264 yards. 0 Touchdowns. 2 Interceptions. He also rushed 27 times for 183 yards -- scoring 3 Touchdowns.

Western had 533 Total Yards: 264 yards Passing. 269 yards Rushing.

Attendance at SEMO = 3,276