2008 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2008 Southern Illinois Salukis football
MVFC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Bubba Schweigert (1st season)
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^  7 –1   12 –3  
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^  7 –1   9 –3  
South Dakota State  6 –2   7 –5  
Western Illinois  4 –4   6 –5  
North Dakota State  4 –4   6 –5  
Missouri State  3 –5   4 –7  
Youngstown State  3 –5   4 –8  
Illinois State  2 –6   3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8   0 –12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dale Lennon and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 9–3 record overall and a 7–1 mark in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with Northern Iowa. The team received an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they lost to New Hampshire in the first round. [1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 11 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Hampton *No. 12
W 37–3110,051 [3]
September 13at Northwestern *No. 11
L 7–3319,062 [4]
September 27 Northern Iowa No. 15
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 27–2414,427 [5]
October 4at North Dakota State No. 13
L 27–3518,942 [6]
October 11 Indiana State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 16
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 60–711,857 [7]
October 18at Youngstown State No. 16
W 33–014,679 [8]
October 25at Missouri State No. 14
W 23–176,485 [9]
November 1 North Dakota *No. 14
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 40–218,082 [10]
November 8No. 17 Western Illinois No. 12
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 24–147,676 [11]
November 15 South Dakota State No. 10
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 38–355,829 [12]
November 22at Illinois State No. 10
W 17–10 OT6,023 [13]
November 29 New Hampshire *No. 9
L 20–295,461 [14]

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References

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