2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Southern Illinois Salukis wordmark.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record8–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Rolan (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorAntonio James (1st season)
Home stadium Saluki Stadium
Seasons
←  2022
2024  →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  5 –3   11 –4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^  5 –3   7 –5  
Northern Iowa  5 –3   6 –5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4   6 –5  
Missouri State  3 –5   4 –7  
Murray State  1 –7   2 –9  
Indiana State  1 –7   1 –10  
Western Illinois  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of January 8, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eight-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis played their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m. Austin Peay *
 ESPN+ W 49–238,327
September 92:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois *No. 24
ESPN+W 14–1113,114
September 166:00 p.m.at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State *No. 15
ESPN+W 26–258,613
September 304:00 p.m. Missouri State *No. 10
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+W 33–2010,359
October 75:00 p.m.at Youngstown State No. 6
ESPN+L 3–319,767
October 142:00 p.m.at Murray State No. 13
ESPN+W 27–615,868
October 212:00 p.m.No. 1 South Dakota State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 12
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 10–1711,927
October 283:00 p.m.at Western Illinois No. 11
ESPN+W 63–02,636
November 41:00 p.m.No. 9 South Dakota No. 10
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 7–147,106
November 112:30 p.m.at No. 12 North Dakota State No. 11
ESPN+L 10–3414,191
November 181:00 p.m. Indiana State No. 16
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+W 38–94,812
November 252:00 p.m. Nicholls *No. 14
ESPN+W 35–04,576
December 29:00 p.m.at No. 4 Idaho *No. 14
 ESPN2 L 17–20 OT9,224
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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The 1985 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University—now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale—as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) and the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under second-year head coach Ray Dorr, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–3 in GCAC play, placing in a three-way tie for third. Southern Illinois had a record of 1–3 against MVC opponents, placing sixth. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

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References

  1. ↑ "2023 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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