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American college football season
The 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Preseason[edit]
MVFC poll[edit]
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Salukis were predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]
Predicted finish
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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[edit]
The Salukis had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Offense
D.J. Davis – RB
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Defense
Anthony Knighton – DL
Jeremy Chinn – DB
Je'Quan Burton – RS
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Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 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 | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,525
|
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 Youngstown State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| 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 | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| 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 | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,423
|
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
|
[3][4]
Game summaries[edit]
At Southeast Missouri State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
12 |
26 |
No. 17 Redhawks
|
0
|
20
|
17
|
7 |
44 |
At UMass[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
14 |
45 |
Minutemen
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
UT Martin[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Skyhawks
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Salukis
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
At Arkansas State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
14
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
Red Wolves
|
14
|
17
|
7
|
3 |
41 |
At South Dakota State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits
|
6
|
3
|
12
|
7 |
28 |
Illinois State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 14 Redbirds
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Salukis
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Youngstown State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 19 Penguins
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Salukis
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
At South Dakota[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
27
|
7
|
7 |
48 |
Coyotes
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
At Indiana State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
3 |
23 |
Sycamores
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
Missouri State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
Salukis
|
13
|
17
|
0
|
7 |
37 |
At Western Illinois[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
3
|
21
|
14 |
45 |
Leathernecks
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
North Dakota State[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 1 Bison
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Salukis
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Postseason[edit]
NFL Draft[edit]
The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]
References[edit]
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