2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches| No. T–25
Record| 7–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Nick Hill (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Blake Rolan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Jason Petrino (1st season)
Home stadium| Saluki Stadium

Seasons

<- 2018

2020 ->

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 16  | - | 0  |
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 5  |
No. 7 Illinois State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 5  |
No. 10 South Dakota State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Southern Illinois |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
South Dakota |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Indiana State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Youngstown State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Missouri State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Western Illinois |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

## Preseason

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### MVFC poll

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In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Salukis were predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)

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1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32)
2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4)
3 | Illinois State | 289 (3)
4 | Indiana State | 279 (1)
5 | Northern Iowa | 266
6 | South Dakota | 176
7 | Youngstown State | 153
8 | Western Illinois | 128
9 | Southern Illinois | 89
10 | Missouri State | 80

### Preseason All–MVFC team

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The Salukis had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]

Offense

D.J. Davis – RB

Defense

Anthony Knighton – DL

Jeremy Chinn – DB

Je'Quan Burton – RS

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## Schedule

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

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August 29 |  6:30 p.m. |  at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State* |

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

|  ESPN+ | L 26–44|  8,312
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. |  at UMass* |

* McGuirk Alumni Stadium
* Amherst, MA

|  FloSports | W 45–20|  10,524
September 14 |  6:00 p.m. |  UT Martin* |

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

|  ESPN+ | W 28–14|  8,983
September 21 |  6:00 p.m. |  at Arkansas State* |

* Centennial Bank Stadium
* Jonesboro, AR

|  ESPN3 | L 28–41|  24,176
October 5 |  2:00 p.m. |  at No. 3 South Dakota State |

* Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
* Brookings, SD

|  ESPN+ | L 10–28|  13,776
October 12 |  6:00 p.m. |  No. 14 Illinois State |

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

|  ESPN+ | L 7–21|  5,525
October 19 |  2:00 p.m. |  No. 19 Youngstown State |

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

|  ESPN+ | W 35–10|  7,670
October 26 |  4:00 p.m. |  at South Dakota |

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

|  ESPN+ | W 48–28|  4,734
November 2 |  12:00 p.m. |  at Indiana State |

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

|  ESPN+ | W 23–14|  4,110
November 9 |  2:00 p.m. |  Missouri State |

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

|  ESPN+ | W 37–14|  4,678
November 16 |  1:00 p.m. |  at Western Illinois |

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

|  ESPN+ | W 45–21|  1,739
November 23 |  2:00 p.m. |  No. 1 North Dakota State |

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

|  ESPN+ | L 7–21|  5,423

* *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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### At Southeast Missouri State

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| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Salukis  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 12 | 26
No. 17 Redhawks | 0  | 20  | 17  | 7 | 44

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

### At UMass

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Salukis | 0  | 17  | 14  | 14 | 45
Minutemen  | 6  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 20

See also: 2019 UMass Minutemen football team

### UT Martin

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Skyhawks  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 14
Salukis | 0  | 14  | 14  | 0 | 28

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

### At Arkansas State

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Salukis  | 14  | 0  | 14  | 0 | 28
Red Wolves | 14  | 17  | 7  | 3 | 41

See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

### At South Dakota State

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Salukis  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 10
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6  | 3  | 12  | 7 | 28

See also: 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

### Illinois State

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No. 14 Redbirds | 7  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 21
Salukis  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7

See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

### Youngstown State

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No. 19 Penguins  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 10
Salukis | 14  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 35

See also: 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team

### At South Dakota

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Salukis | 7  | 27  | 7  | 7 | 48
Coyotes  | 7  | 0  | 14  | 7 | 28

See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team

### At Indiana State

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Salukis | 7  | 10  | 3  | 3 | 23
Sycamores  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 14

See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team

### Missouri State

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| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Bears  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 14
Salukis | 13  | 17  | 0  | 7 | 37

See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team

### At Western Illinois

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Salukis | 7  | 3  | 21  | 14 | 45
Leathernecks  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 14 | 21

See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

### North Dakota State

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No. 1 Bison | 7  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 21
Salukis  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

## Postseason

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### NFL Draft

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See also: 2020 NFL Draft

The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL team

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2 | 64 | Jeremy Chinn | Safety | Carolina Panthers

## References

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1. ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
2. ^ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
3. ^ "2019 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
5. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

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