The 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represented Southeast Missouri State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Matukewicz, the Redhawks compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC.

Southeast Missouri State played home games at Houck Stadium in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

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