2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football
2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2014 record	6–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Dale Lennon (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill O'Boyle
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium; (Capacity: 15,000)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

The 2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh year head coach Dale Lennon and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 pm	Taylor*		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	SAA	W 45–0	7,384
September 6	6:00 pm	at No. 16 Eastern Illinois*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL		W 38–21	9,155
September 13	6:00 pm	SE Missouri State*	No. 20	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	SAA	W 50–23	10,385
September 20	11:00 am	at Purdue*	No. 16	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 13–35	31,434
September 27	6:00 pm	Western Illinois	No. 17	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	SAA	W 34–17	13,170
October 4	6:00 pm	South Dakota	No. 15	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	SAA	W 41–10	8,144
October 11	1:00 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State	No. 12	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 10–38	19,034
October 18	3:00 pm	at No. 21 Youngstown State	No. 14	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	L 14–26	12,698
October 25	6:00 pm	No. 22 Indiana State	No. 20	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 26–41	10,255
November 8	2:00 pm	at Missouri State		Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 32–22	7,586
November 15	2:00 pm	No. 11 Northern Iowa		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 21–40	5,589
November 22	1:00 pm	at No. 8 Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	CSNC	L 29–44	7,295
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Venues	McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009) Saluki Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore	"" Saluki Sports Network
People	NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1		15	–	1
No. 2 Illinois State +^		7	–	1		13	–	2
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2		9	–	5
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
No. 19 Indiana State ^		4	–	4		8	–	6
No. 22 Youngstown State		4	–	4		7	–	5
Southern Illinois		3	–	5		6	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5		5	–	7
Missouri State		1	–	7		4	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8		2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll