2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Salukis textlogo.png
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Nick Hill (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Bill O'Boyle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator David Elson (1st season)
Home stadium Saluki Stadium
Seasons
←  2014
2016  →
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 –1   13 –2  
No. 5 Illinois State +^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^  5 –3   9 –5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^  5 –3   8 –4  
Western Illinois ^  5 –3   7 –6  
Indiana State  3 –5   5 –6  
Youngstown State  3 –5   5 –6  
South Dakota  3 –5   5 –6  
Southern Illinois  2 –6   3 –8  
Missouri State  0 –8   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dale Lennon in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Contents

On November 30, head coach Lennon was fired. [1] He finished his tenure at Southern Illinois with an eight-year record of 51–42.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:00 pmat Indiana *
 ESPNews L 47–4836,071
September 126:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State *
L 24–278,015
September 266:00 pmNo. 10 Liberty *
 ESPN3 W 34–1311,886
October 33:00 pmat Western Illinois
ESPN3L 36–377,125
October 106:00 pm Missouri State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 73–265,509
October 172:05 pmat No. 21 Indiana State
ESPN3L 36–397,421
October 246:00 pmNo. 16 Youngstown State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 38–31 OT8,459
October 312:00 pmNo. 7 North Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 29–356,508
November 71:00 pmat South Dakota
ESPN3L 31–348,012
November 142:00 pmNo. 6 Illinois State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
MVC TV/ESPN3L 21–426,388
November 214:00 pmat No. 15 Northern Iowa
MVC TV/ESPN3L 28–499,915
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Indiana

1234Total
Salukis112101547
Hoosiers714171048

At Southeast Missouri State

1234Total
Salukis7143024
Redhawks1770327

Liberty

1234Total
#10 Flames330713
Salukis3177734

At Western Illinois

1234Total
Salukis0207936
Leathernecks7714937

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears3137326
Salukis2117211473

At Indiana State

1234Total
Salukis7771536
#21 Sycamores710101239

Youngstown State

1234OTTotal
#16 Penguins014143031
Salukis071311738

North Dakota State

1234Total
#7 Bison7771435
Salukis3791029

At South Dakota

1234Total
Salukis7147331
Coyotes7137734

Illinois State

1234Total
#6 Redbirds01421742
Salukis0210021

At Northern Iowa

1234Total
Salukis01414028
#15 Panthers141414749

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References

  1. ↑ "Saluki Football head coach Dale Lennon has been dismissed".
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