2010 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2010 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKalen DeBoer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBubba Schweigert (3rd season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^   6 2     7 5  
No. 17 Western Illinois ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 9 North Dakota State ^   4 4     9 5  
Indiana State   4 4     6 5  
Illinois State   4 4     6 5  
South Dakota State   4 4     5 6  
Missouri State   4 4     5 6  
Southern Illinois   4 4     5 6  
Youngstown State   1 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dale Lennon, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a six-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at the newly-opened Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmQuincy*No. 5W 70–715,276
September 116:30 pmat Illinois*No. 2BTNL 3–3552,217
September 186:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State*No. 5
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 21–2413,078
September 253:00 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 13L 28–3117,660
October 21:00 pmat No. 19 Illinois StateNo. 23W 38–177,514
October 92:00 pmNo. 15 Northern IowadaggerNo. 21
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
FCSW 45–38 OT13,356
October 162:00 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 15
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL (Family Weekend)
L 10–3111,136
October 302:00 pmat Missouri StateMC22L 41–519,287
November 63:00 pmat No. 20 North Dakota StateESPN3L 6–2012,834[1]
November 131:00 pmNo. 21 Western Illinois
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 20–106,245
November 201:00 pmIndiana State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 49–216,247

Postseason[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
7 207 Korey Lindsey Defensive back Cincinnati Bengals

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SIU assured of losing record". Southern Illinoisan. November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.