2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2017 record 4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach Nick Hill (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator John Van Dam (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Kraig Paulson (2nd season)
Home stadium Saluki Stadium
(Capacity: 15,000)
2017 MVFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State$^  7 –1     14 –1  
No. 3 South Dakota State^  6 –2     11 –3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2     8 –5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^  5 –3     8 –4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^  4 –4     8 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4     6 –5  
Youngstown State  4 –4     6 –5  
Southern Illinois  2 –6     4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6     3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Nick Hill and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 6:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State* Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3 W 55–3   8,194
September 16 6:00 p.m. at Southeast Missouri State* Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO OVCDN W 35–17   7,025
September 23 7:00 p.m. at Memphis* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN3 L 31–44   41,584
September 30 6:00 p.m. Northern Iowa Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3 L 17–24   9,112
October 7 6:00 p.m. at No. 8 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3 L 14–49   12,891
October 14 2:00 p.m. No. 17 Illinois Statedagger Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3 W 42–7   8,121
October 21 2:00 p.m. at Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 W 45–24   6,811
October 28 3:00 p.m. at No. 6 South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN3 L 0–42   8,498
November 4 1:00 p.m. Missouri State Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3 L 28–36   5,235
November 11 1:00 p.m. Youngstown State Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3 L 20–28   3,147
November 18 1:00 p.m. at No. 9 Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN3 L 14–28   2,812
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 3 0 0 0 3
Salukis 21 20 14 0 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 21 7 0 35
Redhawks 3 7 0 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–40–8 2016 SIU, 30–22

at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 14 7 3 7 31
Tigers 7 10 17 10 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 14 7 0 24
Salukis 0 3 7 7 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–19 2016 UNI, 42–21

at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 0 7 7 14
No. 8 Jackrabbits 14 21 0 14 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2016 SDSU, 45–39

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Redbirds 0 0 7 0 7
Salukis 7 14 7 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–36–3 2016 ILST, 31–28

at Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 17 7 7 14 45
Sycamores 14 0 3 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–27 2016 INST, 22–14

at South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 0 0 0 0
No. 6 Coyotes 14 7 7 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2016 SIU, 35–28

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 24 3 0 9 36
Salukis 7 7 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–19 2016 MOST, 38–35

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 0 14 7 7 28
Salukis 0 7 10 3 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–15–1 2016 YSU, 21–14

at Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 0 0 14 14
No. 9 Leathernecks 0 14 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–35–4 2016 SIU, 44–34

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