2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. T–25
Record7–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Rolan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJason Petrino (1st season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   8 0     16 0  
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^   6 2     10 5  
No. 7 Illinois State ^   5 3     10 5  
No. 10 South Dakota State ^   5 3     8 5  
Southern Illinois   5 3     7 5  
South Dakota   4 4     5 7  
Indiana State   3 5     5 7  
Youngstown State   2 6     6 6  
Missouri State   1 7     1 10  
Western Illinois   1 7     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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MVFC poll

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In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Salukis were predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 North Dakota State 392 (32)
2 South Dakota State 348 (4)
3 Illinois State 289 (3)
4 Indiana State 279 (1)
5 Northern Iowa 266
6 South Dakota 176
7 Youngstown State 153
8 Western Illinois 128
9 Southern Illinois 89
10 Missouri State 80

Preseason All–MVFC team

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The Salukis had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 6:30 p.m. at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State* ESPN+ L 26–44 8,312
September 7 2:30 p.m. at UMass* FloSports W 45–20 10,524
September 14 6:00 p.m. UT Martin* ESPN+ W 28–14 8,983
September 21 6:00 p.m. at Arkansas State* ESPN3 L 28–41 24,176
October 5 2:00 p.m. at No. 3 South Dakota State ESPN+ L 10–28 13,776
October 12 6:00 p.m. No. 14 Illinois State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ L 7–21 5,525
October 19 2:00 p.m. No. 19 Youngstown State 
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ W 35–10 7,670
October 26 4:00 p.m. at South Dakota ESPN+ W 48–28 4,734
November 2 12:00 p.m. at Indiana State ESPN+ W 23–14 4,110
November 9 2:00 p.m. Missouri State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ W 37–14 4,678
November 16 1:00 p.m. at Western Illinois ESPN+ W 45–21 1,739
November 23 2:00 p.m. No. 1 North Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ L 7–21 5,423
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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At Southeast Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 7 0 12 26
No. 17 Redhawks 0 20 17 7 44

At UMass

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 17 14 14 45
Minutemen 6 7 0 7 20

UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks 7 7 0 0 14
Salukis 0 14 14 0 28

At Arkansas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 14 0 14 0 28
Red Wolves 14 17 7 3 41

At South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 3 7 0 0 10
No. 3 Jackrabbits 6 3 12 7 28

Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Redbirds 7 7 7 0 21
Salukis 0 0 7 0 7

Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Penguins 3 7 0 0 10
Salukis 14 14 7 0 35

At South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 27 7 7 48
Coyotes 7 0 14 7 28

At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 10 3 3 23
Sycamores 0 7 7 0 14

Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 7 14
Salukis 13 17 0 7 37

At Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 3 21 14 45
Leathernecks 0 7 0 14 21

North Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 7 0 7 7 21
Salukis 0 7 0 0 7

Postseason

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NFL Draft

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The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
2 64 Jeremy Chinn Safety Carolina Panthers

References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.