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
Record11–2 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Bubba Schweigert (2nd season)
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 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. [1] The team was ranked No. 6 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Marshall *No. 7L 28–3124,012 [3]
September 19 Southwest Baptist *No. 9W 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. 8W 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. 5W 27–2017,190 [8]
October 24 Youngstown State No. 3
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 27–810,129 [9]
October 31at Indiana State No. 3W 33–04,582 [10]
November 7at South Dakota State No. 3W 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. 1W 42–247,527 [13]
November 28No. 19 Eastern Illinois *No. 1
W 48–76,391 [14]
December 5No. 6 William & Mary *No. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
L 3–245,860 [15]

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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 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 2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Don Patterson and acting head coach Mark Hendrickson, who coached the team in its first seven games while Patterson underwent cancer treatment. The team played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 4–4 record in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVFC.

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