2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football

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|

* Jerry Kill (7th season)

Offensive coordinator| Matt Limegrover (7th season)
Defensive coordinator| Tracy Claeys (7th season)
Home stadium| McAndrew Stadium

Seasons

<- 2006

2008 ->

2007 Gateway Football Conference standings

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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  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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]

## Schedule

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August 30| | Quincy*| No. 12|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| | W 59–14| 9,589| [3]
September 8| 6:30 p.m.| at Northern Illinois*| No. 11|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| CSNC| W 34–31| 24,182| [4]
September 15| | at Southern Utah*| No. 7|

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, UT

| | W 44–10| 4,557| [5]
September 22| | Arkansas–Pine Bluff*| No. 7|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| | W 58–3| 11,316| [6]
September 29| | at Indiana State| No. 7|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| | W 72–10| 2,599| [7]
October 6| | No. 10 Youngstown State| No. 7|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| | W 24–17| 13,188| [8]
October 13| 4:05 p.m.| at No. 2 Northern Iowa| No. 7|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| Mediacom/CFU| L 24–30| 17,074| [9]
October 20| | Missouri State| No. 9|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| | W 45–10| 12,064| [10]
November 3| | at No. 19 Western Illinois| No. 6|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| | W 10–9| 12,112| [11]
November 10| | Illinois State| No. 5|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| | W 34–24| 9,259| [12]
November 17| | at Hampton*| No. 5|

* Armstrong Stadium
* Hampton, VA

| | W 45–27| 3,340| [13]
November 24| | No. 18 Eastern Illinois*| No. 4|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I First Round)

| | W 30–11| 6,124| [14]
December 1| 2:15 p.m.| No. 7 UMass*| No. 4|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

| ESPN GamePlan (NESN, MASN, TWCS, Cox Sports)| W 34–27| 6,560| [15]
December 8| 3:00 p.m.| No. 13 Delaware*| No. 4|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I Semifinal)

| ESPN| L 17–20| 11,503| [16]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. ^ "Three Gateway Teams Ranked in Final Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
3. ^ Crow, Robert (August 31, 2007). "Opening with a bang". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3D. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Mullin, John (September 9, 2007). "Salukis great at beat the clock". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:6. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Johnson, Rich (September 16, 2007). "Thunderbirds grounded". The Spectrum. p. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Crow, Robert (September 23, 2007). "Offensive behavior". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Crow, Robert (September 30, 2007). "Sprinting out of the Gate". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "SIU edges past Youngstown State on last-minute run". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 7, 2007. p. 3B. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 14, 2007). "Collared". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Crow, Robert (October 21, 2007). "Back on the right track". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Crow, Robert (November 4, 2007). "Defense saves SIU's day". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ Winkeler, Les (November 11, 2007). "Goforth's Hands Make Big Difference". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 7C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Fairbank, Dave (November 18, 2007). "'Mental busts' cost Hampton". Daily Press. p. B5. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Salukis' Hill tops Panthers". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 25, 2007. p. 3:12. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ Myslenski, Skip (December 2, 2007). "3 quick TDs fuel SIU playoff win". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:5. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Flacco finishes off Southern Illinois". Daily Press. Associated Press. December 18, 2007. p. B4. Retrieved December 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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2007 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Appalachian State
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