2002 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

2002 Southern Illinois Salukis football

Conference| Gateway Football Conference
Record| 4–8 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach|

* Jerry Kill (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Matt Limegrover (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Tracy Claeys (2nd season)
Home stadium| McAndrew Stadium

Seasons

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2003 ->

2002 Gateway Football Conference standings

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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  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 29| Kentucky Wesleyan*| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 78–0| 12,125| [3]
September 7| Southeast Missouri State*| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 14–21| 11,557| [4]
September 14| at Murray State*| |

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| L 24–42| 8,673| [5]
September 21| West Virginia Tech*| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 72–21| 5,843| [6]
September 28| at Eastern Michigan*| |

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| L 45–48 2OT| 15,221| [7]
October 5| No. 8 Western Illinois| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 54–52| 9,237| [8]
October 12| No. 12 Northern Iowa| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 42–13| 10,216| [9]
October 19| at Illinois State| No. 25|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| L 14–35| 12,415| [10]
October 26| at Southwest Missouri State| |

* Plaster Sports Complex
* Springfield, MO

| L 28–38| 3,283| [11]
November 2| at Youngstown State| |

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| L 9–21| 18,147| [12]
November 9| Indiana State| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 14–21| 3,217| [13]
November 16| No. 15 Western Kentucky| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 16–48| 3,203| [14]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
2. ^ Underwood, Rick (August 30, 2002). "Bright beginnings". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1A. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Cunningham, Steve (August 30, 2002). "78-0". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Cunningham, Steve (September 8, 2002). "SIU can't solve SEMO". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Yates, Jason (September 15, 2002). "Murray exploits Saluki loss". The Paducah Sun. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Cunningham, Steve (September 22, 2002). "Gaining Mo-mentum". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Eastern Michigan downs Southern Illinois in 2OT". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. September 29, 2002. p. 7C. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "SIU wins shootout with WIU, 54-52". Daily Republican-Register. Associated Press. October 7, 2002. p. 5. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Cunningham, Steve (October 13, 2002). "First Place!". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 20, 2002). "Souza, ISU secure impressive win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 27, 2002). "Bears snap losing streak". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ Cunningham, Steve (November 3, 2002). "Salukis continue spiraling with loss". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Cunningham, Steve (November 10, 2002). "Salukis can't escape dismal first quarter". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Hilltoppers top Salukis for share of league title". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 2002. p. C9. Retrieved January 13, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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