2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record	4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	John Van Dam (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (1st year)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

2016 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#4 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					11	–	1
#7 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
#13 Youngstown State ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
Illinois State ^		4	–	4					6	–	6
Northern Iowa		4	–	4					5	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5					6	–	5
South Dakota		3	–	5					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Indiana State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represents Southern Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Nick Hill and play their home games at Saluki Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	CUSA.tv	L 30–38	14,887
September 10	6:00 PM	Southeast Missouri State*	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL		W 30–22	10,003
September 17	6:00 PM	Murray State*	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 50–17	11,150
October 1	4:00 PM	at No. 12 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	CSN Chicago ESPN3	L 21–42	13,710
October 8	6:00 PM	No. 12 South Dakota State	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 39–45	5,704
October 15	6:00 PM	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	CSN Chicago	L 28–31	10,211
October 22	2:00 PM	Indiana State	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 14–22	9,603
October 29	2:00 PM	at Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO	ESPN3	L 35–38	13,487
November 5	2:00 PM	South Dakota	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 35–28	5,689
November 12	11:00 AM	at No. 17 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 14–21	11,262
November 19	2:00 PM	No. 23 Western Illinois	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 44–34	5,362
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	14	10	0	6	30
Owls	14	7	14	3	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	6	3	0	13	22
Salukis	3	7	17	3	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–38–8	2015	SEMO, 27–24

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	10	0	0	7	17
Salukis	24	14	6	6	50

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10–2	2003	SIU, 32–7

at Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	14	7	0	21
#12 Panthers	14	21	0	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–18	2015	UNI, 49–28

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Jackrabbits	14	14	7	10	45
Salukis	7	11	14	7	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2013	SIU, 27–24

at Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	10	0	11	7	28
Redbirds	7	7	14	3	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–35–3	2015	ILST, 42–21

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	3	7	6	6	22
Salukis	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–26	2015	ISU, 39–36

at Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	14	7	7	35
Bears	7	0	14	17	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2015	SIU, 73–26

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	7	7	14	28
Salukis	7	14	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	USD, 34–31

at Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	7	7	14
#17 Penguins	7	7	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–14–1	2015	SIU, 38–31 ^OT

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Leathernecks	3	21	7	3	34
Salukis	14	0	10	20	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–35–4	2015	WIU, 37–36

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