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
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2017 record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coachNick Hill (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorJohn Van Dam (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKraig Paulson (2nd season)
Home stadiumSaluki 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
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 96:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State*
ESPN3W 55–38,194
September 166:00 p.m.at Southeast Missouri State*
OVCDNW 35–177,025
September 237:00 p.m.at Memphis*
ESPN3L 31–4441,584
September 306:00 p.m.Northern Iowa
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 17–249,112
October 76:00 p.m.at No. 8 South Dakota State
ESPN3L 14–4912,891
October 142:00 p.m.No. 17 Illinois State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 42–78,121
October 212:00 p.m.at Indiana State
ESPN3W 45–246,811
October 283:00 p.m.at No. 6 South Dakota
ESPN3L 0–428,498
November 41:00 p.m.Missouri State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 28–365,235
November 111:00 p.m.Youngstown State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 20–283,147
November 181:00 p.m.at No. 9 Western Illinois
ESPN3L 14–282,812

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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