2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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NCAA Division I Semifinal, L 17–20 vs. Delaware | |
Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 3 |
Record | 12–2 (5–1 Gateway) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Limegrover (7th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tracy Claeys (7th season) |
Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Southern Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Youngstown State | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 12–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois and UMass before losing to Delaware in the semifinals.[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | Quincy* | No. 12 | W 59–14 | 9,589 | [3] | |||
September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | No. 11 | CSNC | W 34–31 | 24,182 | [4] | |
September 15 | at Southern Utah* | No. 7 | W 44–10 | 4,557 | [5] | |||
September 22 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | No. 7 |
| W 58–3 | 11,316 | [6] | ||
September 29 | at Indiana State | No. 7 | W 72–10 | 2,599 | [7] | |||
October 6 | No. 10 Youngstown State | No. 7 |
| W 24–17 | 13,188 | [8] | ||
October 13 | 4:05 p.m. | at No. 2 Northern Iowa | No. 7 | Mediacom/CFU | L 24–30 | 17,074 | [9] | |
October 20 | Missouri State | No. 9 |
| W 45–10 | 12,064 | [10] | ||
November 3 | at No. 19 Western Illinois | No. 6 | W 10–9 | 12,112 | [11] | |||
November 10 | Illinois State | No. 5 |
| W 34–24 | 9,259 | [12] | ||
November 17 | at Hampton* | No. 5 | W 45–27 | 3,340 | [13] | |||
November 24 | No. 18 Eastern Illinois* | No. 4 |
| W 30–11 | 6,124 | [14] | ||
December 1 | 2:15 p.m. | No. 7 UMass* | No. 4 |
| ESPN GamePlan (NESN, MASN, TWCS, Cox Sports) | W 34–27 | 6,560 | [15] |
December 8 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 13 Delaware* | No. 4 |
| ESPN | L 17–20 | 11,503 | [16] |
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