2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway co-champion
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys (5th season)
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^  5 2   11 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^  5 2   9 4  
No. 14 Youngstown State +  5 2   8 3  
No. 22 Illinois State  4 3   7 4  
Western Kentucky  4 3   6 5  
Western Illinois  3 4   5 6  
Missouri State  2 5   4 6  
Indiana State  0 7   0 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 9–4 record overall and a 5–2 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals. [1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 p.m.at Southeast Missouri State *No. 5W 58–2310,100 [3]
September 106:00 p.m. Union (KY) *No. 4W 82–79,557 [4]
September 176:00 p.m.at Western Michigan *No. 1L 28–3424,497 [5]
October 11:30 p.m. Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 2
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 30–23 OT13,140 [6]
October 86:00 p.m.at Western Illinois No. 2W 34–2410,112 [7]
October 156:00 p.m. Illinois State No. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 35–6111,381 [8]
October 222:00 p.m.at Indiana State No. 10W 42–203,714 [9]
October 276:30 p.m.at No. 1 Western Kentucky No. 8W 31–2010,701 [10]
November 53:00 p.m.No. 15 Youngstown State No. 5
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 31–178,017 [11]
November 125:05 p.m.at No. 14 Northern Iowa No. 4L 24–2515,536 [12]
November 193:00 p.m.No. 20 North Dakota State *No. 11
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 9–05,809 [13]
November 261:00 p.m.at No. 19 Eastern Illinois *No. 8W 21–62,896 [14]
December 31:30 p.m.at No. 5 Appalachian State *No. 8
ESPNU L 24–3811,108 [15]

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References

  1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. "Sports Network NCAA Div. I-AA Poll". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. December 20, 2005. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Klee, Paul (September 2, 2005). "Salukis rip rival". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Klee, Paul (September 11, 2005). "Line of Defense". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "WMU ends losing skid". The Herald-Palladium . Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. 3B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Boyce, David (October 2, 2005). "Southern Illinois beats Missouri State in matchup of Liberty QBs". The Kansas City Star . p. C8. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Klee, Paul (October 9, 2005). "Salukis get it done at Western". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Reinhardt, Randy (October 16, 2005). "Redbirds rock No. 1 team". The Pantagraph . p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Salukis give Sycamores another loss". Belleville News-Democrat . Associated Press. October 23, 2005. p. D5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Grant, Michael (October 28, 2005). "Western mistakes costly vs. Salukis". The Courier-Journal . p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Klee, Paul (November 6, 2005). "And the beat goes on". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Newhoff, Doug (November 13, 2005). "Unbelieva-ball!". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  13. Klee, Paul (November 20, 2005). "D-E-F-E-N-S-E". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  14. Hanley, Reid (November 27, 2005). "Salukis start sluggish, finish with a flourish". Chicago Tribune . p. 3:5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  15. Cary, Kevin (December 4, 2005). "Salukis take bait vs. Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer . p. 12C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  16. "2005 Football Schedule". siusalukis.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.