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 season)
Offensive coordinator	John Van Dam (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (1st season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

2016 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1		12	–	2
#6 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1		9	–	4
#2 Youngstown State ^		6	–	2		12	–	4
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 represented Southern Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Nick Hill and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

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.

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

Southern Illinois Salukis football
Venues	McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009) Saluki Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	"Go Southern Go!" Saluki Sports Network
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National championship seasons in bold

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