2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record| 4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Nick Hill (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| John Van Dam (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Kraig Paulson (2nd season)
Home stadium| Saluki Stadium

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 3 South Dakota State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 13 Western Illinois ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 15 South Dakota ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Illinois State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Youngstown State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Southern Illinois |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Missouri State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Indiana State |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 9| 6:00 p.m.| Mississippi Valley State*|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN3| W 55–3| 8,194
September 16| 6:00 p.m.| at Southeast Missouri State*|

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

| OVCDN| W 35–17| 7,025
September 23| 7:00 p.m.| at Memphis*|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| ESPN3| L 31–44| 41,584
September 30| 6:00 p.m.| Northern Iowa|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN3| L 17–24| 9,112
October 7| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 8 South Dakota State|

* Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
* Brookings, SD

| ESPN3| L 14–49| 12,891
October 14| 2:00 p.m.| No. 17 Illinois State|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN3| W 42–7| 8,121
October 21| 2:00 p.m.| at Indiana State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| ESPN3| W 45–24| 6,811
October 28| 3:00 p.m.| at No. 6 South Dakota|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| ESPN3| L 0–42| 8,498
November 4| 1:00 p.m.| Missouri State|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN3| L 28–36| 5,235
November 11| 1:00 p.m.| Youngstown State|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN3| L 20–28| 3,147
November 18| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 9 Western Illinois|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN3| L 14–28| 2,812

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries

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### Mississippi Valley State

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Delta Devils  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 3
Salukis | 21  | 20  | 14  | 0 | 55

See also: 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

### At Southeast Missouri State

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Salukis | 7  | 21  | 7  | 0 | 35
Redhawks  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 17

See also: 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

### At Memphis

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Salukis  | 14  | 7  | 3  | 7 | 31
Tigers | 7  | 10  | 17  | 10 | 44

See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team

### Northern Iowa

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Panthers | 3  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 24
Salukis  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 17

See also: 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

### At South Dakota State

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Salukis  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 14
No. 8 Jackrabbits | 14  | 21  | 0  | 14 | 49

See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

### Illinois State

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No. 17 Redbirds  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7
Salukis | 7  | 14  | 7  | 14 | 42

See also: 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team

### At Indiana State

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Salukis | 17  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 45
Sycamores  | 14  | 0  | 3  | 7 | 24

See also: 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team

### At South Dakota

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Salukis  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
No. 6 Coyotes | 14  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 42

See also: 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team

### Missouri State

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Bears | 24  | 3  | 0  | 9 | 36
Salukis  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28

See also: 2017 Missouri State Bears football team

### Youngstown State

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Penguins | 0  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 28
Salukis  | 0  | 7  | 10  | 3 | 20

See also: 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team

### At Western Illinois

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Salukis  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 14
No. 9 Leathernecks | 0  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 28

See also: 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

## References

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1. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2022.

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