2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eight-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis played their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record8–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Rolan (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorAntonio James (1st season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 0     15 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^   5 3     11 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^   5 3     7 5  
Northern Iowa   5 3     6 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^   4 4     8 5  
Illinois State   4 4     6 5  
Missouri State   3 5     4 7  
Murray State   1 7     2 9  
Indiana State   1 7     1 10  
Western Illinois   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Austin Peay*ESPN+W 49–238,327
September 92:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois*No. 24ESPN+W 14–1113,114
September 166:00 p.m.at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State*No. 15ESPN+W 26–258,613
September 304:00 p.m.Missouri State*No. 10
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+W 33–2010,359
October 75:00 p.m.at Youngstown StateNo. 6ESPN+L 3–319,767
October 142:00 p.m.at Murray StateNo. 13ESPN+W 27–615,868
October 212:00 p.m.No. 1 South Dakota State No. 12
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 10–1711,927
October 283:00 p.m.at Western IllinoisNo. 11ESPN+W 63–02,636
November 41:00 p.m.No. 9 South DakotaNo. 10
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 7–147,106
November 112:30 p.m.at No. 12 North Dakota StateNo. 11ESPN+L 10–3414,191
November 181:00 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 16
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+W 38–94,812
November 252:00 p.m.Nicholls*No. 14
ESPN+W 35–04,576
December 29:00 p.m.at No. 4 Idaho*No. 14
ESPN2L 17–20 OT9,224
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 27, 2023.