2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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Gateway co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 7–48 vs. Delaware | |
Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 9 |
Record | 10–2 (6–1 Gateway) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Limegrover (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tracy Claeys (3rd season) |
Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 10–2 record overall and a 6–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Northern Iowa. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Delaware in the first round.[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 28 | Quincy* | W 64–14 | 7,854 | [3] | ||
September 6 | at No. 22 Southeast Missouri State* | W 28–7 | 11,110 | [4] | ||
September 13 | Murray State* | No. 21 |
| W 32–7 | 10,167 | [5] |
September 27 | Saint Joseph's (IN)* | No. 13 |
| W 75–0 | 7,531 | [6] |
October 4 | at Indiana State | No. 11 | W 37–14 | 2,481 | [7] | |
October 11 | Illinois State | No. 8 |
| W 45–17 | 13,247 | [8] |
October 18 | at No. 2 Western Illinois | No. 7 | W 37–32 | 19,287 | [9] | |
October 25 | Southwest Missouri State | No. 4 |
| W 20–6 | 8,873 | [10] |
November 1 | at No. 8 Western Kentucky | No. 3 | W 28–24 | 13,430 | [11] | |
November 8 | Youngstown State | No. 3 |
| W 24–17 | 10,814 | [12] |
November 15 | at No. 11 Northern Iowa | No. 2 | L 40–43 | 15,088 | [13] | |
November 29 | at No. 3 Delaware* | No. 4 | L 7–48 | 14,572 | [14] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "Final Division I-AA Poll". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. December 23, 2003. p. B2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gordillo, Jim (August 29, 2003). "Dawg Pounding". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gordillo, Jim (September 7, 2003). "SIU shines in win over SEMO". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gordillo, Jim (September 14, 2003). "11-Man Defense". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gordillo, Jim (September 28, 2003). "Almost Perfect". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gordillo, Jim (October 5, 2003). "Lifting a curse". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 12, 2003). "Koutsos, Salukis hold 'rush week' against ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Salukis rally past WIU". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. D2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 26, 2003). "Bears' brutal stretch is over". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rally pushes Salukis over 'Toppers". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. November 2, 2003. p. 5B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gordillo, Jim (November 9, 2003). "The dream is still alive". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gray, Rob (November 16, 2003). "Amazing comeback saves UNI". Des Moines Register. p. 1C. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tresolini, Kevin (November 30, 2003). "Blue Hens advance in playoffs". The News Journal. p. A1. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.