2000 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2000 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
2000 record	3–8 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach	Jan Quarless (4th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1999 2001  →

2000 Gateway Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Western Illinois $^		5	–	1					9	–	3
No. 11 Youngstown State ^		4	–	2					9	–	3
No. 24 Illinois State		4	–	2					7	–	4
No. 19 Northern Iowa		3	–	3					7	–	4
Southwest Missouri State		2	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	4					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	5					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jan Quarless and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 3–8 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Murray State *	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 20–42	7,068	[2]
September 9	Southeast Missouri State *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 33–34	8,000	[3]
September 16	No. 16 Northern Iowa	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 34–14	4,500	[4]
September 23	at Kansas *	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 0–42	30,500	[5]
October 7	No. 11 Western Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 17–42	10,000	[6]
October 14	Drake *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 35–23	6,500	[7]
October 21	at Southwest Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	L 9–27	13,785	[8]
October 28	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 17–27	13,011	[9]
November 4	Indiana State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 22–23	1,000	[10]
November 11	at No. 2 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 21–20	16,549	[11]
November 18	at No. 7 Western Kentucky *	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 0–22	5,200	[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. 78. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
2. Cunningham, Steve (September 1, 2000). "Lost Dawgs". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1D. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. Cunningham, Steve (September 10, 2000). "...the BAD and the UGLY". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Northern Iowa faces meltdown in league opener". Des Moines Register . September 17, 2000. p. 5C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. King, Jason (September 24, 2000). "KU wins in blowout". The Kansas City Star . p. C1. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. Underwood, Rick (October 8, 2000). "Leathernecks thrash Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Drake plays big in loss to Salukis". Des Moines Register . October 15, 2000. p. 8C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. Scranton, Lyndal (October 22, 2000). "Fourth-quarter fun". The Springfield News-Leader . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. Reinhardt, Randy (October 29, 2000). "Big plays spark ISU". The Pantagraph . p. F1. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. Cunningham, Steve (November 5, 2000). "Salukis hit rock bottom". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 3B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. Cunningham, Steve (November 12, 2000). "Unbelievable". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Sippio, Western crush S. Illinois 22-0". The Courier-Journal . November 19, 2000. p. C12. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.