2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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.

2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2017 record	4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Van Dam (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 55–3	8,194
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 35–17	7,025
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 31–44	41,584
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 17–24	9,112
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 8 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 14–49	12,891
October 14	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 Illinois State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 42–7	8,121
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 45–24	6,811
October 28	3:00 p.m.	at No. 6 South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	L 0–42	8,498
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 28–36	5,235
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 20–28	3,147
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 14–28	2,812
*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

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	3	0	0	0	3
Salukis	21	20	14	0	55

See also: 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	21	7	0	35
Redhawks	3	7	0	7	17

See also: 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–40–8	2016	SIU, 30–22

at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	14	7	3	7	31
Tigers	7	10	17	10	44

See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	14	7	0	24
Salukis	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–19	2016	UNI, 42–21

at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	7	7	14
No. 8 Jackrabbits	14	21	0	14	49

See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2016	SDSU, 45–39

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Redbirds	0	0	7	0	7
Salukis	7	14	7	14	42

See also: 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–36–3	2016	ILST, 31–28

at Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	17	7	7	14	45
Sycamores	14	0	3	7	24

See also: 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–27	2016	INST, 22–14

at South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
No. 6 Coyotes	14	7	7	14	42

See also: 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2016	SIU, 35–28

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	24	3	0	9	36
Salukis	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2017 Missouri State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–19	2016	MOST, 38–35

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	14	7	7	28
Salukis	0	7	10	3	20

See also: 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–15–1	2016	YSU, 21–14

at Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	14	14
No. 9 Leathernecks	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–35–4	2016	SIU, 44–34

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