2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway co-champion
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record10–2 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys (3rd season)
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^  6 –1   10 –3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^  6 –1   10 –2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^  5 –2   9 –4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^  5 –2   9 –4  
Illinois State  3 –4   6 –6  
Youngstown State  2 –5   5 –7  
Southwest Missouri State  1 –6   4 –7  
Indiana State  0 –7   3 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 10–2 record overall and a 6–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Northern Iowa. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Delaware in the first round. [1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28 Quincy *
W 64–147,854 [3]
September 6at No. 22 Southeast Missouri State *
W 28–711,110 [4]
September 13 Murray State *No. 21
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 32–710,167 [5]
September 27 Saint Joseph's (IN) *No. 13
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 75–07,531 [6]
October 4at Indiana State No. 11
W 37–142,481 [7]
October 11 Illinois State No. 8
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 45–1713,247 [8]
October 18at No. 2 Western Illinois No. 7
W 37–3219,287 [9]
October 25 Southwest Missouri State No. 4
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 20–68,873 [10]
November 1at No. 8 Western Kentucky No. 3
W 28–2413,430 [11]
November 8 Youngstown State No. 3
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 24–1710,814 [12]
November 15at No. 11 Northern Iowa No. 2
L 40–4315,088 [13]
November 29at No. 3 Delaware *No. 4
L 7–4814,572 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Final Division I-AA Poll". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. December 23, 2003. p. B2. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Gordillo, Jim (August 29, 2003). "Dawg Pounding". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Gordillo, Jim (September 7, 2003). "SIU shines in win over SEMO". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Gordillo, Jim (September 14, 2003). "11-Man Defense". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Gordillo, Jim (September 28, 2003). "Almost Perfect". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Gordillo, Jim (October 5, 2003). "Lifting a curse". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Reinhardt, Randy (October 12, 2003). "Koutsos, Salukis hold 'rush week' against ISU". The Pantagraph . p. D1. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Unbeaten Salukis rally past WIU". Quad-City Times . Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. D2. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Scranton, Lyndal (October 26, 2003). "Bears' brutal stretch is over". The Springfield News-Leader . p. 1D. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Rally pushes Salukis over 'Toppers". The Paducah Sun . Associated Press. November 2, 2003. p. 5B. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Gordillo, Jim (November 9, 2003). "The dream is still alive". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Gray, Rob (November 16, 2003). "Amazing comeback saves UNI". Des Moines Register . p. 1C. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Tresolini, Kevin (November 30, 2003). "Blue Hens advance in playoffs". The News Journal . p. A1. Retrieved December 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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