2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway co-champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (5th season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^  5 –2   11 –4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^  5 –2   9 –4  
No. 14 Youngstown State +  5 –2   8 –3  
No. 22 Illinois State  4 –3   7 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –3   6 –5  
Western Illinois  3 –4   5 –6  
Missouri State  2 –5   4 –6  
Indiana State  0 –7   0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 9–4 record overall and a 5–2 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Southeast Missouri State*No. 5
W 58–2310,100[3]
September 10Union (KY)*No. 4
W 82–79,557[4]
September 17at Western Michigan*No. 1
L 28–3424,497[5]
October 1Missouri StateNo. 2
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 30–23 OT13,140[6]
October 8at Western IllinoisNo. 2
W 34–2410,112[7]
October 15Illinois StateNo. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 35–6111,381[8]
October 22at Indiana StateNo. 10
W 42–203,714[9]
October 27at No. 1 Western KentuckyNo. 8
W 31–2010,701[10]
November 5No. 15 Youngstown StateNo. 5
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 31–178,017[11]
November 12at No. 14 Northern IowaNo. 4
L 24–2515,536[12]
November 19No. 20 North Dakota State*No. 11
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 9–05,809[13]
November 26at No. 19 Eastern Illinois*No. 8
W 21–62,896[14]
December 3at No. 5 Appalachian State*No. 8
L 24–3811,108[15]

References

  1. ↑ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sports Network NCAA Div. I-AA Poll". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. December 20, 2005. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Klee, Paul (September 2, 2005). "Salukis rip rival". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Klee, Paul (September 11, 2005). "Line of Defense". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "WMU ends losing skid". The Herald-Palladium. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. 3B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Boyce, David (October 2, 2005). "Southern Illinois beats Missouri State in matchup of Liberty QBs". The Kansas City Star. p. C8. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Klee, Paul (October 9, 2005). "Salukis get it done at Western". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Reinhardt, Randy (October 16, 2005). "Redbirds rock No. 1 team". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Salukis give Sycamores another loss". Belleville News-Democrat. Associated Press. October 23, 2005. p. D5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Grant, Michael (October 28, 2005). "Western mistakes costly vs. Salukis". The Courier-Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Klee, Paul (November 6, 2005). "And the beat goes on". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Newhoff, Doug (November 13, 2005). "Unbelieva-ball!". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Klee, Paul (November 20, 2005). "D-E-F-E-N-S-E". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Hanley, Reid (November 27, 2005). "Salukis start sluggish, finish with a flourish". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Cary, Kevin (December 4, 2005). "Salukis take bait vs. Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. p. 12C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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