2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 three-way tie for eighth place.

2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record	4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	John Van Dam (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (1st season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		6	–	2					12	–	4
Illinois State ^		4	–	4					6	–	6
Northern Iowa		4	–	4					5	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	5
South Dakota		3	–	5					4	–	7
Indiana State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	CUSA.tv	L 30–38	14,887
September 10	6:00 PM	Southeast Missouri State*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 30–22	10,003
September 17	6:00 PM	Murray State*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 50–17	11,150
October 1	4:00 PM	at No. 12 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	CSN Chicago ESPN3	L 21–42	13,710
October 8	6:00 PM	No. 12 South Dakota State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 39–45	5,704
October 15	6:00 PM	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	CSN Chicago	L 28–31	10,211
October 22	2:00 PM	Indiana State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 14–22	9,603
October 29	2:00 PM	at Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 35–38	13,487
November 5	2:00 PM	South Dakota	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 35–28	5,689
November 12	11:00 AM	at No. 17 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 14–21	11,262
November 19	2:00 PM	No. 23 Western Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 44–34	5,362
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	14	10	0	6	30
Owls	14	7	14	3	38

See also: 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	6	3	0	13	22
Salukis	3	7	17	3	30

See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–38–8	2015	SEMO, 27–24

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	10	0	0	7	17
Salukis	24	14	6	6	50

See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10–2	2003	SIU, 32–7

at Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	14	7	0	21
#12 Panthers	14	21	0	7	42

See also: 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–18	2015	UNI, 49–28

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Jackrabbits	14	14	7	10	45
Salukis	7	11	14	7	39

See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2013	SIU, 27–24

at Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	10	0	11	7	28
Redbirds	7	7	14	3	31

See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–35–3	2015	ILST, 42–21

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	3	7	6	6	22
Salukis	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–26	2015	ISU, 39–36

at Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	14	7	7	35
Bears	7	0	14	17	38

See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2015	SIU, 73–26

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	7	7	14	28
Salukis	7	14	7	7	35

See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	USD, 34–31

at Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	7	7	14
#17 Penguins	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–14–1	2015	SIU, 38–31 ^OT

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Leathernecks	3	21	7	3	34
Salukis	14	0	10	20	44

See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–35–4	2015	WIU, 37–36

References