2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Nick Hill and played their home games at Saluki Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2017 record	4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Van Dam (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 55–3	8,194
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 35–17	7,025
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 31–44	41,584
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 17–24	9,112
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 8 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 14–49	12,891
October 14	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 Illinois State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 42–7	8,121
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 45–24	6,811
October 28	3:00 p.m.	at No. 6 South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	L 0–42	8,498
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 28–36	5,235
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 20–28	3,147
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 14–28	2,812
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	3	0	0	0	3
Salukis	21	20	14	0	55

at Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	21	7	0	35
Redhawks	3	7	0	7	17

at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	14	7	3	7	31
Tigers	7	10	17	10	44

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	14	7	0	24
Salukis	0	3	7	7	17

at South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	7	7	14
No. 8 Jackrabbits	14	21	0	14	49

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Redbirds	0	0	7	0	7
Salukis	7	14	7	14	42

at Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	17	7	7	14	45
Sycamores	14	0	3	7	24

at South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
No. 6 Coyotes	14	7	7	14	42

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	24	3	0	9	36
Salukis	7	7	7	7	28

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	14	7	7	28
Salukis	0	7	10	3	20

at Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	14	14
No. 9 Leathernecks	0	14	7	7	28

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