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2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Van Dam (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKraig Paulson (1st season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
(capacity: 15,000)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 North Dakota State +^   7 1     12 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^   7 1     9 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   6 2     12 4  
Illinois State ^   4 4     6 6  
Northern Iowa   4 4     5 6  
Western Illinois   3 5     6 5  
South Dakota   3 5     4 7  
Indiana State   2 6     4 7  
Missouri State   2 6     4 7  
Southern Illinois   2 6     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 35:00 pmat Florida Atlantic*CUSA.tvL 30–3814,887
September 106:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State*W 30–2210,003
September 176:00 pmMurray State*
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 50–1711,150
October 14:00 pmat No. 12 Northern IowaCSN Chicago
ESPN3
L 21–4213,710
October 86:00 pmNo. 12 South Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 39–455,704
October 156:00 pmat Illinois StateCSN ChicagoL 28–3110,211
October 222:00 pmIndiana Statedagger
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 14–229,603
October 292:00 pmat Missouri StateESPN3L 35–3813,487
November 52:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 35–285,689
November 1211:00 amat No. 17 Youngstown StateESPN3L 14–2111,262
November 192:00 pmNo. 23 Western Illinois
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 44–345,362
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 14 10 0 6 30
Owls 14 7 14 3 38

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 6 3 0 13 22
Salukis 3 7 17 3 30

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 10 0 0 7 17
Salukis 24 14 6 6 50

at Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 14 7 0 21
#12 Panthers 14 21 0 7 42

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Jackrabbits 14 14 7 10 45
Salukis 7 11 14 7 39

at Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 10 0 11 7 28
Redbirds 7 7 14 3 31

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 3 7 6 6 22
Salukis 7 0 0 7 14

at Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 7 7 35
Bears 7 0 14 17 38

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 7 7 14 28
Salukis 7 14 7 7 35

at Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 0 7 7 14
#17 Penguins 7 7 0 7 21

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Leathernecks 3 21 7 3 34
Salukis 14 0 10 20 44

References