2004 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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Gateway champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 31–35 vs. Eastern Washington | |
Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 9 |
Record | 10–2 (7–0 Gateway) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Limegrover (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tracy Claeys (4th season) |
Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Southern Illinois $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Northern Iowa | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fourth-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 7–0 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round. [1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams. [2]
Running back Brandon Jacobs, a transfer from Auburn, rushed for 992 yards and 19 touchdowns during the season. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 2005 NFL draft. [3]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Southeast Missouri State * | No. 2 | W 42–3 | 11,314 | [4] | |
September 11 | at Northern Illinois * | No. 1 | L 22–23 | 28,071 | [5] | |
September 18 | William Penn * | No. 2 |
| W 59–9 | 9,435 | [6] |
September 25 | at Delaware State * | No. 1 | W 49–0 | 1,734 | [7] | |
October 2 | No. 15 Northern Iowa | No. 1 |
| W 40–36 | 12,326 | [8] |
October 9 | at Youngstown State | No. 1 | W 37–2 | 16,837 | [9] | |
October 16 | No. 4 Western Kentucky | No. 1 |
| W 38–10 | 10,143 | [10] |
October 23 | at Southwest Missouri State | No. 1 | W 27–3 | 15,122 | [11] | |
October 30 | Western Illinois | No. 1 |
| W 66–13 | 10,045 | [12] |
November 6 | at Illinois State | No. 1 | W 41–14 | 8,019 | [13] | |
November 13 | Indiana State | No. 1 |
| W 59–10 | 7,423 | [14] |
November 27 | No. 14 Eastern Washington * | No. 1 |
| L 31–35 | 7,304 | [15] |
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