2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway co-champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record10–2 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (3rd season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Illinois State   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Youngstown State   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Southwest Missouri State
   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Indiana State   0 – 7     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 10–2 record overall and a 6–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Northern Iowa. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Delaware in the first round.[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28
Quincy*
W 64–147,854[3]
September 6at No. 22
Southeast Missouri State*
W 28–711,110[4]
September 13Murray State*No. 21
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 32–710,167[5]
September 27
Saint Joseph's (IN)*
No. 13
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 75–07,531[6]
October 4at Indiana StateNo. 11
W 37–142,481[7]
October 11Illinois StateNo. 8
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 45–1713,247[8]
October 18at No. 2 Western IllinoisNo. 7
W 37–3219,287[9]
October 25
Southwest Missouri State
No. 4
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 20–68,873[10]
November 1at No. 8
L. T. Smith Stadium
  • Bowling Green, KY
    		• W 28–2413,430[11]
    November 8Youngstown StateNo. 3
    • McAndrew Stadium
    • Carbondale, IL
    		W 24–1710,814[12]
    November 15at No. 11 Northern IowaNo. 2
    		L 40–4315,088[13]
    November 29at No. 3 Delaware*No. 4
    		L 7–4814,572[14]

    References

    1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
    2. Newspapers.com
      .
    3. Newspapers.com
      .
    4. Newspapers.com
      .
    5. Newspapers.com
      .
    6. Newspapers.com
      .
    7. Newspapers.com
      .
    8. Newspapers.com
      .
    9. Newspapers.com
      .
    10. Newspapers.com
      .
    11. Newspapers.com
      .
    12. Newspapers.com
      .
    13. Newspapers.com
      .
    14. Newspapers.com
      .


    Stub icon

    This college football 2000s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2003_Southern_Illinois_Salukis_football_team&oldid=1171364958"