2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football
2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (1–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Blake Rolan (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Antonio James (2nd season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 South Dakota State +^	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 3 North Dakota State +^	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 4 South Dakota +^	7	–	1	9	–	2
Missouri State*	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Illinois State ^	6	–	2	9	–	3
Youngstown State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Indiana State	3	–	5	4	–	8
North Dakota	2	–	6	5	–	7
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	8
Northern Iowa	1	–	7	3	–	9
Murray State	0	–	8	1	–	11
* Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of November 25, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team will represent Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Salukis are led by ninth-year head coach Nick Hill, and will play their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at BYU*	No. 10	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN+	L 13–41	63,712
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay*	No. 10	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	W 31–17	8,124
September 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 12 Incarnate Word*	No. 9	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 35–28	7,879
September 21	6:00 p.m.	No. 21 Southeast Missouri State*	No. 7	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 21–38	13,421
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at No. 5 South Dakota	No. 17	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 13–42	6,706
October 5	6:00 p.m.	No. 18 Illinois State	No. 19	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 10–45	7,157
October 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 2 North Dakota State		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 3–24	9,610
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 17–20	4,266
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State		Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 17–38	8,134
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Youngstown State		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 37–33	4,933
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at No. 3 South Dakota State		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 10–41	17,268
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Murray State		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+
*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

at BYU (FBS)

Game One – No. 10 Southern Illinois Salukis (0–0) vs BYU Cougars (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Salukis	0	6	7	0	13
Cougars (FBS)	14	3	14	10	41

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 63,712
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SIU	BYU
First downs	12	27
Total yards	231	527
Rushing yards	123	179
Passing yards	108	348
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13-26	20-30
Time of possession	20:46	39:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing	DJ Williams	10/20, 98 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	DJ Williams	15 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keontez Lewis	2 receptions, 49 yards
BYU	Passing	Jake Retzlaff	20/30, 348 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	LJ Martin	13 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chase Roberts	7 receptions, 108 yards,

at Austin Peay

Game Two – No. 10 Southern Illinois Salukis (0–1) vs Austin Peay Governors (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Salukis	7	7	7	10	31
Governors	7	3	7	0	17

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game attendance: 8,124
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SIU	APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 12 Incarnate Word

Game Three – No. 12 Incarnate Word Cardinals (1–1) vs No. 9 Southern Illinois Salukis (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Cardinals	7	7	0	14	28
No. 9 Salukis	14	21	0	0	35

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 2 mph
Game attendance: 7,879
Referee: Aaron Adams
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

SIU – 10:44 Keontez Lewis 37 yard pass from DJ Williams, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:07
UIW – 4:19 Logan Compton 1 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25
SIU – 2:37 Shaun Lester Jr. 10 yard run, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 14–7 Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:34

Second quarter

SIU – 12:52 DJ Williams 28 yard run, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 21–7 Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:14
UIW – 4:38 Jalen Walthall 40 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
SIU 21–14 Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:34
SIU – 2:06 Keontez Lewis 57 yard run, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 28–14 Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:38
SIU – 0:00 Ryan Schwendeman 1 yard pass from DJ Williams, Paul Geelen kick
SIU 35–14 Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 0:44

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

UIW – 14:44 Zach Calzada 23 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
SIU 35–21 Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 2:30
UIW – 5:03 Jalen Walthall 25 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
SIU 35–28 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:53

Statistics	UIW	SIU
First downs	25	23
Total yards	437	543
Rushing yards	71	207
Passing yards	366	336
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	35–54–1	22–32–1
Time of possession	30:39	29:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Zach Calzada	35/54, 366 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Dekalon Taylor	8 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Roy Alexander	10 receptions, 117 yards
Southern Illinois	Passing	DJ Williams	19/27, 301 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	DJ Williams	12 carries, 79 yards, TD
	Receiving	Keontez Lewis	8 receptions, 148 yards, TD

No. 21 Southeast Missouri State

Game Four – No. 21 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (2–1) vs No. 7 Southern Illinois Salukis (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Redhawks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 7 Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

Date: September 21, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SEMO	SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeast Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 5 South Dakota

Game Five – No. 17 Southern Illinois Salukis (2–2) vs No. 5 South Dakota Coyotes (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
No. 5 Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0

at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
Game attendance: 6,706
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SIU	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 19 Illinois State

Game Six – No. 19 Illinois State Redbirds (3–2) vs No. 18 Southern Illinois Salukis (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
No. 18 Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ILST	SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 2 North Dakota State

Game Seven – No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (5–1) vs Southern Illinois Salukis (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bison	7	7	3	7	24
Salukis	0	3	0	0	3

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

Date: October 12, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 9,610
Referee: David Hergert
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

(6:55) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 6-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:47; North Dakota State 7–0)

Second quarter

(5:17) SIU – Paul Geelen 50-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 5:34; North Dakota State 7–3)
(0:31) NDSU – Chris Harris 11-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; North Dakota State 14–3)

Third quarter

(5:49) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:26; North Dakota State 17–3)

Fourth quarter

(4:09) NDSU – CharMar Brown 9-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 7:03; North Dakota State 24–3)

Statistics	NDSU	SIU
First downs	22	14
Total yards	363	187
Rushing yards	163	35
Passing yards	200	152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–25–0	15–27–1
Time of possession	35:29	24:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	18/24, 193 yards, TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	20 carries, 95 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	5 receptions, 63 yards
Southern Illinois	Passing	Jake Curry	15/27, 152 yards, INT
	Rushing	Keontez Lewis	2 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Allen Middleton	5 receptions, 60 yards

at Indiana State

Game Eight – Southern Illinois Salukis (2–5) vs Indiana State Sycamores (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

Date: October 26, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SIU	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Missouri State

Game Nine – Southern Illinois Salukis (2–6) at Missouri State Bears (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

Date: November 2, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SIU	MOST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Youngstown State

Game Ten – Youngstown State Penguins (3–7) vs Southern Illinois Salukis (2–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

Date: November 9, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	YSU	SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 3 South Dakota State

Game Eleven – Southern Illinois Salukis (3–7) at No. 3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (8–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
No. 3 Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SIU	SDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Murray State

Game Twelve – Murray State Racers (1–10) at Southern Illinois Salukis (3–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MURR	SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
^ "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[1] "2024 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

[2] "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

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