2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football
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FCS Playoffs, L 7–38, vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 17
2021 record8–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Rolan (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJason Petrino (2nd season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
(capacity: 15,000)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 14 Missouri State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 18 South Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 4 South Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Indiana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
North Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Western Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Illinois State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Youngstown State   2 – 6     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Nick Hill. The Salukis played their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.at Southeast Missouri State*No. 7
ESPN+W 47–214,075
September 116:00 p.m.at Kansas State*No. 8
ESPN+L 23–3147,628
September 186:00 p.m.Dayton*No. 8
ESPN+W 55–37,338
September 252:00 pmIllinois StateNo. 7
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+W 35–178,618
October 23:00 p.m.at Western IllinoisNo. 7
ESPN+W 31–30 OT4,107
October 92:00 p.m.at No. 2 South Dakota StateNo. 8
ESPN+W 42–41 OT12,216
October 162:00 p.m.No. 22 North DakotaNo. 4
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 31–2810,644
October 304:00 p.m.at No. 16 Northern IowaNo. 3
ESPN+L 16–235,902
November 612:00 p.m. No. 17 Missouri StateNo. 7
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 28–387,176
November 1312:00 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 15
ESPN3W 47–213,265
November 2012:00 p.m.Youngstown StateNo. 17
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 18–354,935
November 275:00 p.m.at No. 17 South Dakota*No. 21
  • DakotaDome
  • Vermillion, SD (FCS Playoffs – First Round)
ESPN+W 22–103,597
December 42:30 p.m.at No. 3 North Dakota State*No. 21
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs – Second Round)
ESPN+L 7–3812,557
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game

Last updated: July 30, 2021.
Source: [1]

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