2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football

NCAA Division I Second Round, L 17–20OT at Idaho

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS| No. 14
FCS Coaches| No. 17
Record| 8–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Nick Hill (8th season)

Offensive coordinator| Blake Rolan (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| Antonio James (1st season)
Home stadium| Saluki Stadium

Seasons

<- 2022

2024 ->

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 15  | - | 0  |
No. 4 South Dakota ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 16 North Dakota ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Northern Iowa |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Illinois State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Murray State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Indiana State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Western Illinois |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

As of August 1, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eight-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis played their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

## Schedule

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September 2| 6:00 p.m.| Austin Peay*| |

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN+| W 49–23| 8,327
September 9| 2:30 p.m.| at Northern Illinois*| No. 24|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| ESPN+| W 14–11| 13,114
September 16| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State*| No. 15|

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

| ESPN+| W 26–25| 8,613
September 30| 4:00 p.m.| Missouri State*| No. 10|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN+| W 33–20| 10,359
October 7| 5:00 p.m.| at Youngstown State| No. 6|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| ESPN+| L 3–31| 9,767
October 14| 2:00 p.m.| at Murray State| No. 13|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| ESPN+| W 27–6| 15,868
October 21| 2:00 p.m.| No. 1 South Dakota State| No. 12|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN+| L 10–17| 11,927
October 28| 3:00 p.m.| at Western Illinois| No. 11|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN+| W 63–0| 2,636
November 4| 1:00 p.m.| No. 9 South Dakota| No. 10|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN+| L 7–14| 7,106
November 11| 2:30 p.m.| at No. 12 North Dakota State| No. 11|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| ESPN+| L 10–34| 14,191
November 18| 1:00 p.m.| Indiana State| No. 16|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN+| W 38–9| 4,812
November 25| 2:00 p.m.| Nicholls*| No. 14|

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

| ESPN+| W 35–0| 4,576
December 2| 9:00 p.m.| at No. 4 Idaho*| No. 14|

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN2| L 17–20 OT| 9,224

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

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## References

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1. ^ "2023 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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Southern Illinois Salukis football

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* McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009)
* Saluki Stadium (2010–present)

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* Bowl games
* Southeast Missouri State

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* "Go Southern Go!"
* Saluki Sports Network

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2023 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Albany
* Austin Peay
* Chattanooga
* Delaware
* Drake
* Duquesne
* Furman
* Gardner–Webb
* Idaho
* Lafayette
* Mercer
* Montana
* Montana State
* Nicholls
* North Carolina Central
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* Richmond
* Sacramento State
* South Dakota
* South Dakota State
* Southern Illinois
* Villanova
* Youngstown State

Champion – South Dakota State
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