2026 Week 7 - WIU at Southeast Missouri State

Post Reply
User avatar
ST_Lawson
Site Admin
Posts: 8857
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:15 pm
Location: Macomb, IL
Contact:
Contact ST_Lawson

Image AT Image

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:  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.
Scott Lawson - Board Admin
Western Illinois University Alum/Fan/Employee
Member of the Marching Leathernecks - 1996-2000

Support Leatherneck Nation - PayPal | Venmo
Top
User avatar
NewNeck
Posts: 154
Joined: Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:25 am

WIU/SEMO preview at the 1:05:37 mark 

Top
wiu712
Posts: 7528
Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:05 pm


 
 
Top
User avatar
ST_Lawson
Site Admin
Posts: 8857
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:15 pm
Location: Macomb, IL
Contact:
Contact ST_Lawson

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.
Scott Lawson - Board Admin
Western Illinois University Alum/Fan/Employee
Member of the Marching Leathernecks - 1996-2000

Support Leatherneck Nation - PayPal | Venmo
Top
rocki
Posts: 1712
Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2014 9:08 pm

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.
Top
wiu712
Posts: 7528
Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:05 pm

Game Day Forecast:
Plentiful sunshine.
High 61.
Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
 
 
Top
User avatar
sealhall74
Posts: 6182
Joined: Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:18 pm
Location: Wherever, Windblows

Is there something wrong with the 98.1 radio stream?

I get commercials but nothing else.  
 
Embrace the pace of the race.
Top
wiu712
Posts: 7528
Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:05 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

 
 
Top
User avatar
NewNeck
Posts: 154
Joined: Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:25 am

Had to follow game on espn app…looked like total domination by WIU. 533 yds, 26 first down, 7.7 yds per play. Huge fake field goal TD. Did semo run game wear us down? Seems like another game where WIU outplayed opponent but lost…
Top
meganeck
Posts: 2352
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:23 pm

wiu712 wrote: 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

 
 

 
Not sure what happened but after being up 30-22, WIU got outscored 18-0 the rest of the game.
 
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Football”