2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
| 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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NCAA Division I Second Round, L 7–38 vs. North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 16 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–5 (5–3 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Blake Rolan (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jason Petrino (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Saluki Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois received an at-large berth in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they beat South Dakota in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State in the second round. The team played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State* | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 47–21 | 4,075 | |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kansas State* | No. 8 | ESPN+ | L 23–31 | 47,628 | |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Dayton* | No. 8 | ESPN+ | W 55–3 | 7,338 | |
| September 25 | 2:00 pm | Illinois State | No. 7 |
| ESPN+ | W 35–17 | 8,618 |
| October 2 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 31–30 OT | 4,107 | |
| October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 2 South Dakota State | No. 8 | ESPN+ | W 42–41 OT | 12,216 | |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 North Dakota | No. 4 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–28 | 10,644 |
| October 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Northern Iowa | No. 3 | ESPN+ | L 16–23 | 5,902 | |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Missouri State | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 | L 28–38 | 7,176 |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 15 | ESPN3 | W 47–21 | 3,265 | |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | No. 17 |
| ESPN+ | L 18–35 | 4,935 |
| November 27 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 17 South Dakota* | No. 21 | ESPN+ | W 22–10 | 3,597 | |
| December 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 3 North Dakota State* | No. 21 | ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 12,557 | |
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