2002 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Record | 4–8 (2–5 Gateway) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Limegrover (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tracy Claeys (2nd season) |
Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Western Illinois +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 4–8 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference play.[1]
The Salukis' home opener against Kentucky Wesleyan was the first game to use the lights at McAndrew Stadium since 1973. The stadium's lighting system, which had been damaged by renovations after the 1973 season, was repaired before the season by volunteer workers from the local branch of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.[2]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 29 | Kentucky Wesleyan* | W 78–0 | 12,125 | [3] | ||
September 7 | Southeast Missouri State* |
| L 14–21 | 11,557 | [4] | |
September 14 | at Murray State* | L 24–42 | 8,673 | [5] | ||
September 21 | West Virginia Tech* |
| W 72–21 | 5,843 | [6] | |
September 28 | at Eastern Michigan* | L 45–48 2OT | 15,221 | [7] | ||
October 5 | No. 8 Western Illinois |
| W 54–52 | 9,237 | [8] | |
October 12 | No. 12 Northern Iowa |
| W 42–13 | 10,216 | [9] | |
October 19 | at Illinois State | No. 25 | L 14–35 | 12,415 | [10] | |
October 26 | at Southwest Missouri State | L 28–38 | 3,283 | [11] | ||
November 2 | at Youngstown State | L 9–21 | 18,147 | [12] | ||
November 9 | Indiana State |
| L 14–21 | 3,217 | [13] | |
November 16 | No. 15 Western Kentucky |
| L 16–48 | 3,203 | [14] | |
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