2009 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2009 Southern Illinois Salukis football
MVFC champion
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
2009 record11–2 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
←  2008
2010  →
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^ 8–0  11–2 
No. 11 South Dakota State ^ 7–1  8–3 
No. 18 Northern Iowa  5–3  7–4 
Illinois State  5–3  6–5 
Missouri State  4–4  6–5 
Youngstown State  4–4  6–5 
North Dakota State  2–6  3–8 
Indiana State  1–7  1–10 
Western Illinois  0–8  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in 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. Southern Illinois was a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Redbirds finished the season with an 11–2 record overall and an 8–0 record in conference play, making them conference champions. 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. [1] The team was ranked #6 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I FCS. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Marshall *No. 7
L 28–3124,012 [3]
September 19 Southwest Baptist *No. 9
W 59–78,358 [4]
September 26 North Dakota State No. 9
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 24–148,768 [5]
October 3at Western Illinois No. 8
W 30–1013,459 [6]
October 10 Illinois State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 43–2311,153 [7]
October 17at No. 2 Northern Iowa No. 5
W 27–2017,190 [8]
October 24 Youngstown State No. 3
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 27–810,129 [9]
October 31at Indiana State No. 3
W 33–04,582 [10]
November 7at South Dakota State No. 3
W 34–1510,317 [11]
November 14 Missouri State No. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 44–2411,516 [12]
November 21at Southeast Missouri State No. 1
W 42–247,527 [13]
November 28No. 19 Eastern Illinois *No. 1
W 48–76,391 [14]
December 5No. 6 William & Mary *No. 1
L 3–245,860 [15]

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