2000 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2000 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
2000 record3–8 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Gateway Football Conference standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Western Illinois $^   5 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 11 Youngstown State ^   4 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 24 Illinois State   4 – 2     7 – 4  
No. 19 Northern Iowa   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Southwest Missouri State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Indiana State   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jan Quarless and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 3–8 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Murray State*
L 20–427,068[2]
September 9Southeast Missouri State*
L 33–348,000[3]
September 16No. 16 Northern Iowa
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 34–144,500[4]
September 23at Kansas*
L 0–4230,500[5]
October 7No. 11 Western Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 17–4210,000[6]
October 14Drake*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 35–236,500[7]
October 21at Southwest Missouri State
L 9–2713,785[8]
October 28at Illinois State
L 17–2713,011[9]
November 4Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 22–231,000[10]
November 11at No. 2 Youngstown State
W 21–2016,549[11]
November 18at No. 7 Western Kentucky*
L 0–225,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Cunningham, Steve (September 1, 2000). "Lost Dawgs". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Cunningham, Steve (September 10, 2000). "...the BAD and the UGLY". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Northern Iowa faces meltdown in league opener". Des Moines Register. September 17, 2000. p. 5C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ King, Jason (September 24, 2000). "KU wins in blowout". The Kansas City Star. p. C1. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Underwood, Rick (October 8, 2000). "Leathernecks thrash Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Drake plays big in loss to Salukis". Des Moines Register. October 15, 2000. p. 8C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 22, 2000). "Fourth-quarter fun". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 29, 2000). "Big plays spark ISU". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Cunningham, Steve (November 5, 2000). "Salukis hit rock bottom". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Cunningham, Steve (November 12, 2000). "Unbelievable". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sippio, Western crush S. Illinois 22-0". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 2000. p. C12. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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