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.
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MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Salukis were predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]
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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 |
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Preseason All–MVFC team
The Salukis had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Offense
D.J. Davis – RB |
Defense
Anthony Knighton – DL
Jeremy Chinn – DB
Je'Quan Burton – RS
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State* | | ESPN+ | L 26–44 | 8,312
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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
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September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | | ESPN3 | L 28–41 | 24,176
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October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 South Dakota State | | ESPN+ | L 10–28 | 13,776
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October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 Illinois State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,525
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October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 Youngstown State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | W 35–10 | 7,670
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October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | | ESPN+ | W 48–28 | 4,734
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November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | | ESPN+ | W 23–14 | 4,110
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November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | W 37–14 | 4,678
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November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | | ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 1,739
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November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,423
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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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 |
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At UMass
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Salukis |
0 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
45 |
Minutemen |
6 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
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UT Martin
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Skyhawks |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Salukis |
0 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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At South Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Salukis |
7 |
27 |
7 |
7 |
48 |
Coyotes |
7 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
28 |
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At Indiana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Salukis |
7 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
Sycamores |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
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Missouri State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
Salukis |
13 |
17 |
0 |
7 |
37 |
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At Western Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Salukis |
7 |
3 |
21 |
14 |
45 |
Leathernecks |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
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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 |
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NFL Draft
The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]
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