2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–4 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover (6th season)
Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys (6th season)
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
  2005
2007  
2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Youngstown State $^  6 1   11 3  
No. 8 Illinois State ^  5 2   9 4  
No. 17 Northern Iowa  5 2   7 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^  4 3   9 4  
Western Kentucky  4 3   6 5  
Western Illinois  2 5   5 6  
Missouri State  1 6   2 9  
Indiana State  1 6   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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 4–3 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Tennessee–Martin before losing to Montana in the quarterfinals. [1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31 Lock Haven *No. 17W 49–09,636 [3]
September 16at Indiana *No. 16 Mediacom W 35–2831,156 [4]
September 23at Arkansas–Pine Bluff *No. 10W 48–163,910 [5]
September 30 Indiana State No. 10
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 55–313,524 [6]
October 7 Western Illinois Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 9
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 31–2413,721 [7]
October 14at No. 5 Illinois State No. 7L 10–3717,237 [8]
October 21 Western Kentucky No. 13
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 24–2711,024 [9]
October 28at Missouri State No. 19W 27–1710,180 [10]
November 4at Youngstown State No. 12L 24–3114,095 [11]
November 113:00 p.m.No. 12 Northern Iowa No. 14
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 47–237,422 [12]
November 18 Southern Utah *No. 11
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 59–05,535 [13]
November 25No. 12 Tennessee–Martin *No. 10
W 36–305,694 [14]
December 21:30 p.m.at No. 2 Montana *No. 10
KPAX L 3–2018,883 [15]

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The 2009 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dale Lennon and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium. The Salukis finished the season with an 11–2 record overall and an 8–0 mark in conference play, winning the MVFC title. The team received an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round before losing to William & Mary in the quarterfinals. The team was ranked No. 6 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.

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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. Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.

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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. Southern Illinois was ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.

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The 1999 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jan Quarless and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.

The 1998 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-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 1–5 record in conference play.

The 1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-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 1–5 record in conference play.

The 1996 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Shawn Watson and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 1–4 record in conference play.

The 1995 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-year head coach Shawn Watson and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.

The 1994 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Shawn Watson and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 1–10 record overall and an 0–6 record in conference play.

The 1993 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Smith and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 2–9 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.

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