2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Van Dam (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorKraig Paulson (3rd season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  5 –3   7 –6  
Indiana State  5 –3   7 –4  
Western Illinois  4 –4   5 –6  
Illinois State  3 –5   6 –5  
Youngstown State  3 –5   4 –7  
South Dakota  3 –5   4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6   4 –7  
Southern Illinois  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Preseason

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Redbirds predicted to finish in eighth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1North Dakota State390 (39)
2South Dakota State270
3Northern Iowa258
4Youngstown State248
5Illinois State248
6South Dakota206
7Western Illinois163
8Southern Illinois139
9Missouri State90
10Indiana State41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Salukis placed four players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at Murray State*
ESPN+W 49–106,350
September 83:00 p.m.at Ole Miss*
SECNL 41–7653,339
September 156:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri State*
ESPN+L 44–488,592
September 296:00 p.m.South Dakota
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 24–318,546
October 65:00 p.m.at Youngstown State
ESPN+L 14–1714,581
October 132:00 p.m.at No. 12 Illinois State
ESPN3L 3–5111,247
October 202:00 p.m.Indiana Statedagger
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 21–246,435
October 272:00 p.m.at Missouri State
ESPN+W 49–356,374
November 31:00 p.m.Western Illinois
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 31–344,780
November 101:00 p.m.No. 6 South Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 38–574,433
November 172:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State
ESPN+L 17–6518,008
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

Game summaries

At Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 21 14 7 49
Racers 3 7 0 0 10

At Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 21 17 3 0 41
Rebels 14 21 14 27 76

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 14 3 17 14 48
Salukis 10 10 7 17 44

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 7 3 21 0 31
Salukis 14 3 0 7 24

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 7 0 7 14
Penguins 3 3 0 11 17

At Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 0 3 0 3
No. 12 Redbirds 7 24 7 13 51

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 7 7 10 0 24
Salukis 7 0 0 14 21

At Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 21 21 7 49
Bears 7 14 0 14 35

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 7 7 0 20 34
Salukis 7 10 14 0 31

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Jackrabbits 10 20 20 7 57
Salukis 3 14 21 0 38

At North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 14 0 3 0 17
No. 1 Bison 28 7 16 14 65

References

  1. ↑ "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".
  2. ↑ "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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