The Southern Illinois Salukis football program represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale in college football. The Salukis are a member of the NCAA and compete at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. The Salukis are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and play in Saluki Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois, which has a seating capacity of 15,000.
Trent Gaylord Miles is an American football coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at Georgia State University, a position he assumed in November 2012 and held until he was fired on November 12, 2016. From 2008 to 2012, Miles was the head coach at his alma mater Indiana State University, from which he holds a bachelor's degree in criminology."
The 2011 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Leathernecks were led by head coach Mark Hendrickson in his 2nd full season and 4th overall year since coaching the first seven games of the 2008 season. They played their home games at Hanson Field and are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in last place.
The 2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 9–4 overall and 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid into the FCS playoffs where they defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.
The 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State entered the season as the defending NCAA Division I Football and Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) champions. In 2012, the Bison won their second straight MVFC title posting, a 7–1 conference record and 10–1 overall mark in the regular season. In the FCS playoffs they defeated South Dakota State, Wofford, Georgia Southern, and Sam Houston State to finish the season 14–1 and win their second consecutive national title.
The 2012 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. The received an at–large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round before falling to fellow MVFC member North Dakota State in the second round.
The 2012 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Dale Lennon and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three way tie for third place.
The 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. Illinois State was a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). The Redbirds finished the season 5–6 overall 4–4 in MVFC play to place sixth.
The 2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games at Hanson Field. Western Illinois finished the season 4–8 overall and 2–6 in MVFC play to place ninth.
The 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. Illinois State was a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Thee Redbirds finished the season 13–2 overall and 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference title with North Dakota State. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Northern Iowa, Eastern Washington, and New Hampshire to advance to the FCS National Championship. There they lost conference foe North Dakota State to finish as national runner-up.
The 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated Dayton in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow MVFC member Illinois State.
The 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Charlie Fisher and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
The 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Nick Hill and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
The 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Charlie Fisher and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Weber State in the first round.
The 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Nick Hill and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in last place.
The 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in fifth place.
The 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Nick Hill and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.
The 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.
The 2010 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Redbirds were led by second-year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They played as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in fifth place.
The 2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team will represent Western Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by third-year head coach Jared Elliott and play their home games at Hanson Field. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).
