1999 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1999 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
1999 record	5–6 (1–5 Gateway)
Head coach	Jan Quarless (3rd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1998 2000  →

1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Illinois State $^		6	–	0					11	–	3
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		5	–	1					12	–	3
No. 15 Northern Iowa		3	–	3					8	–	3
Western Illinois		2	–	4					7	–	4
Southwest Missouri State		2	–	4					5	–	6
Indiana State		2	–	4					3	–	8
Southern Illinois		1	–	5					5	–	6
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jan Quarless and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Southeast Missouri State *		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 43–25	9,112	[2]
September 11	Murray State *		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 58–51	10,400	[3]
September 18	at Eastern Illinois *		O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 34–6	8,312	[4]
September 25	at No. 4 Northern Iowa	No. 25	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–34	13,840	[5]
October 2	at No. 23 South Florida *		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	L 14–21	25,029	[6]
October 9	No. 11 Youngstown State		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 37–43 OT	7,700	[7]
October 16	at No. 20 Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 27–68	13,341	[8]
October 23	No. 12 Illinois State		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 48–55	13,100	[9]
October 30	Southwest Missouri State		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 52–49	2,500	[10]
November 6	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 45–66	4,121	[11]
November 20	Western Kentucky *		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 52–14	2,400	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
2. Cunningham, Steve (September 3, 1999). "Heroes galore". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1D. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Racers' rally falls short at Southern Illinois". Messenger-Inquirer . Associated Press. September 12, 1999. p. 7B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Gordillo, Jim (September 19, 1999). "D, as in Dawgs". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. Koolbeck, Mike (September 26, 1999). "Helming on the mark as UNI remains unbeaten". The Gazette . p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. McMurphy, Brett (October 3, 1999). "Bulls make most of opportunities". The Tampa Tribune . p. 13. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. Cunningham, Steve (October 10, 1999). "Not clicking". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. Cunningham, Steve (October 17, 1999). "Bad Vibes". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Burk Tosses Five TD Passes, Rallying Illinois State Over Southern". Herald and Review . Associated Press. October 24, 1999. p. C5. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. Scranton, Lyndal (October 31, 1999). "Slumping SMS loses shootout". The Springfield News-Leader . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Indiana St. outguns S. Illinois, 66-45". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . Associated Press. November 7, 1999. p. D3. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. Cunningham, Steve (November 21, 1999). "Salukis D-rail Hilltoppers". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.