American college football season
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.
Preseason[edit]
MVFC poll[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
Schedule[edit]
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 |
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[edit]
At Southeast Missouri State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
No. 17 Redhawks | 0 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 44 |
At UMass[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Minutemen | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
UT Martin[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Skyhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Salukis | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
At Arkansas State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Red Wolves | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
At South Dakota State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
Illinois State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 14 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Salukis | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Youngstown State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Penguins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Salukis | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
At South Dakota[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At Indiana State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Sycamores | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Missouri State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Salukis | 13 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
At Western Illinois[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
North Dakota State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 1 Bison | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Salukis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Postseason[edit]
NFL Draft[edit]
The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]
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