2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2018 record 1–4 (0–2 MVFC)
Head coach Nick Hill (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator John Van Dam (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Kraig Paulson (3rd season)
Home stadium Saluki Stadium
(Capacity: 15,000)
2018 MVFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State  2 –0     5 –0  
No. 24 South Dakota  2 –0     3 –2  
No. 12 Illinois State  1 –1     4 –1  
No. 2 South Dakota State  1 –1     3 –1  
Missouri State  1 –1     3 –2  
Northern Iowa  1 –1     2 –3  
Western Illinois  1 –1     2 –3  
Youngstown State  1 –1     2 –3  
Indiana State  0 –2     2 –3  
Southern Illinois  0 –2     1 –4  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represents Southern Illinois University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by third-year head coach Nick Hill and play their home games at Saluki Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2017 season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Preseason

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Redbirds predicted to finish in eighth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1North Dakota State390 (39)
2South Dakota State270
3Northern Iowa258
4Youngstown State248
5Illinois State248
6South Dakota206
7Western Illinois163
8Southern Illinois139
9Missouri State90
10Indiana State41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Salukis placed four players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at Murray State*
ESPN+W 49–106,350
September 83:00 p.m.at Ole Miss*
SECNL 41–7653,339
September 156:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri State*
ESPN+L 44–488,592
September 296:00 p.m.South Dakota
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 24–318,546
October 65:00 p.m.at Youngstown State
ESPN+L 14–1714,581
October 132:00 p.m.at No. 12 Illinois State
ESPN3
October 202:00 p.m.Indiana Statedagger
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+
October 272:00 p.m.at Missouri State
ESPN+
November 31:00 p.m.Western Illinois
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3
November 101:00 p.m.South Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+
November 172:30 p.m.at North Dakota State
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 21 14 7 49
Racers 3 7 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–9–2 2016 SIU, 50–17

at Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 21 17 3 0 41
Rebels 14 21 14 27 76
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2011 MISS, 42–24

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 14 3 17 14 48
Salukis 10 10 7 17 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–38–8 2017 SIU, 35–17

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 7 3 21 0 31
Salukis 14 3 0 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 USD, 42–0

at Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 7 0 7 14
Penguins 3 3 0 11 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–15–1 2017 YSU, 28–20

at Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0
No. 12 Redbirds 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–36–3 2017 SIU, 42–7

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 0
Salukis 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–26 2017 SIU, 45–24

at Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0
Bears 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–19 2017 MOST, 36–28

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0
Salukis 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–35–4 2017 WIU, 28–14

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jackrabbits 0
Salukis 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2017 SDSU, 49–14

at North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0
Bison 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2015 NDSU, 35–29

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV NR NR  
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

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