2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 2–9, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in last place.

2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2018 record2–9 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coachNick Hill (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJohn Van Dam (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorKraig Paulson (3rd season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
(Capacity: 15,000)
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 –0     15 –0  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  5 –3     7 –6  
Indiana State  5 –3     7 –4  
Western Illinois  4 –4     5 –6  
Illinois State  3 –5     6 –5  
Youngstown State  3 –5     4 –7  
South Dakota  3 –5     4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6     4 –7  
Southern Illinois  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Salukis finished the 2017 season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Preseason

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Redbirds predicted to finish in eighth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1North Dakota State390 (39)
2South Dakota State270
3Northern Iowa258
4Youngstown State248
5Illinois State248
6South Dakota206
7Western Illinois163
8Southern Illinois139
9Missouri State90
10Indiana State41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Salukis placed four players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at Murray State*
ESPN+W 49–106,350
September 83:00 p.m.at Ole Miss*
SECNL 41–7653,339
September 156:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri State*
ESPN+L 44–488,592
September 296:00 p.m.South Dakota
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 24–318,546
October 65:00 p.m.at Youngstown State
ESPN+L 14–1714,581
October 132:00 p.m.at No. 12 Illinois State
ESPN3L 3–5111,247
October 202:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 21–246,435
October 272:00 p.m.at Missouri State
ESPN+W 49–356,374
November 31:00 p.m.Western Illinois
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 31–344,780
November 101:00 p.m.No. 6 South Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 38–574,433
November 172:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State
ESPN+L 17–6518,008
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Murray State
1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 21 14 7 49
Racers 3 7 0 0 10
See also: 2018 Murray State Racers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–9–2 2016 SIU, 50–17

at Ole Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 21 17 3 0 41
Rebels 14 21 14 27 76
See also: 2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2011 MISS, 42–24

Southeast Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 14 3 17 14 48
Salukis 10 10 7 17 44
See also: 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–38–8 2017 SIU, 35–17

South Dakota
1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 7 3 21 0 31
Salukis 14 3 0 7 24
See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 USD, 42–0

at Youngstown State
1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 7 0 7 14
Penguins 3 3 0 11 17
See also: 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–15–1 2017 YSU, 28–20

at Illinois State
1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 0 3 0 3
No. 12 Redbirds 7 24 7 13 51
See also: 2018 Illinois State Redbirds football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–36–3 2017 SIU, 42–7

Indiana State
1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 7 7 10 0 24
Salukis 7 0 0 14 21
See also: 2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–26 2017 SIU, 45–24

at Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 21 21 7 49
Bears 7 14 0 14 35
See also: 2018 Missouri State Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–19 2017 MOST, 36–28

Western Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 7 7 0 20 34
Salukis 7 10 14 0 31
See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–35–4 2017 WIU, 28–14

South Dakota State
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Jackrabbits 10 20 20 7 57
Salukis 3 14 21 0 38
See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2017 SDSU, 49–14

at North Dakota State
1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 14 0 3 0 17
No. 1 Bison 28 7 16 14 65
See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2015 NDSU, 35–29
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References
  1. http://www.valley-football.org/news/2018/7/19/football-north-dakota-state-tabbed-as-favorite-to-win-2018-mvfc-title.aspx
  2. http://valley-football.org/documents/2018/7/31//2018_MVFC_Preseason_Team_and_Poll.pdf?id=41
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