2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
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.
| 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| FCS Coaches | No. 25 (tie) |
| 2019 record | 7–5 (5–3 MVFC) |
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| Home stadium | Saluki Stadium (Capacity: 15,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Salukis finished the 2018 season 2–9, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in last place.
Preseason
MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Salukis were predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
| 3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
| 4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 176 |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
| 8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
| 10 | Missouri State | 80 |
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Salukis had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
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Offense D.J. Davis – RB |
Defense Anthony Knighton – DL Jeremy Chinn – DB Je'Quan Burton – RS |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 29 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State* | ESPN+ | L 26–44 | 8,312 | |||
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at UMass* | FloSports | W 45–20 | 10,524 | |||
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | UT Martin* | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 8,983 | |||
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | ESPN3 | L 28–41 | 24,176 | |||
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 South Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 10–28 | 13,776 | |||
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 Illinois State |
| ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,525 | ||
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 Youngstown State |
| ESPN+ | W 35–10 | 7,670 | ||
| October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | ESPN+ | W 48–28 | 4,734 | |||
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | ESPN+ | W 23–14 | 4,110 | |||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri State |
| ESPN+ | W 37–14 | 4,678 | ||
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 1,739 | |||
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State |
| ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,423 | ||
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Game summaries
at Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
| No. 17 Redhawks | 0 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 44 |
at UMass
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| Minutemen | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Skyhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Salukis | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
at South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salukis | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 14 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Salukis | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 19 Penguins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Salukis | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
| Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Salukis | 13 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
at Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 1 Bison | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Salukis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Players drafted into the NFL
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 2 | 64 | Jeremy Chinn | S | Carolina Panthers |
References
- "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "2019 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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