American college football season
The 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Preseason
MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Salukis were predicted to finish in ninth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
6 | South Dakota | 176 |
7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
10 | Missouri State | 80 |
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Salukis had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Offense D.J. Davis – RB | Defense Anthony Knighton – DL Jeremy Chinn – DB Je'Quan Burton – RS |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State* | - Houck Stadium
- Cape Girardeau, MO
| ESPN+ | L 26–44 | 8,312 |
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at UMass* | - McGuirk Alumni Stadium
- Amherst, MA
| FloSports | W 45–20 | 10,524 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | UT Martin* | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 8,983 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | - Centennial Bank Stadium
- Jonesboro, AR
| ESPN3 | L 28–41 | 24,176 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 South Dakota State | | ESPN+ | L 10–28 | 13,776 |
October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 Illinois State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,525 |
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 Youngstown State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | W 35–10 | 7,670 |
October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | | ESPN+ | W 48–28 | 4,734 |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | | ESPN+ | W 23–14 | 4,110 |
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | W 37–14 | 4,678 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | | ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 1,739 |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,423 |
- *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 Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
No. 17 Redhawks | 0 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 44 |
At UMass
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Minutemen | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Skyhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Salukis | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
At Arkansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Red Wolves | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 41 |
At South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 14 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Salukis | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Penguins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Salukis | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
At South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
At Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Sycamores | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Salukis | 13 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 37 |
At Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Salukis | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 1 Bison | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Salukis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Postseason
NFL Draft
The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[5]
References
- ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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