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
ConfOverall
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]

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References

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