2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| 6:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State* | No. 5 | | | W 58–23 | 10,100 | [3] |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Union (KY)* | No. 4 | | | W 82–7 | 9,557 | [4] |
September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan* | No. 1 | | | L 28–34 | 24,497 | [5] |
October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 2 | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| | W 30–23 OT | 13,140 | [6] |
October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | No. 2 | | | W 34–24 | 10,112 | [7] |
October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Illinois State | No. 1 | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| | L 35–61 | 11,381 | [8] |
October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 10 | | | W 42–20 | 3,714 | [9] |
| 6:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Western Kentucky | No. 8 | | | W 31–20 | 10,701 | [10] |
November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 15 Youngstown State | No. 5 | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| | W 31–17 | 8,017 | [11] |
November 12 | 5:05 p.m. | at No. 14 Northern Iowa | No. 4 | | | L 24–25 | 15,536 | [12] |
November 19 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 20 North Dakota State* | No. 11 | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| | W 9–0 | 5,809 | [13] |
November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Eastern Illinois* | No. 8 | | | W 21–6 | 2,896 | [14] |
December 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 8 | | ESPNU | L 24–38 | 11,108 | [15] |
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References
- ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ "Sports Network NCAA Div. I-AA Poll". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. December 20, 2005. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Klee, Paul (September 2, 2005). "Salukis rip rival". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Klee, Paul (September 11, 2005). "Line of Defense". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WMU ends losing skid". The Herald-Palladium. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. 3B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Klee, Paul (October 9, 2005). "Salukis get it done at Western". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 16, 2005). "Redbirds rock No. 1 team". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salukis give Sycamores another loss". Belleville News-Democrat. Associated Press. October 23, 2005. p. D5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grant, Michael (October 28, 2005). "Western mistakes costly vs. Salukis". The Courier-Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Klee, Paul (November 6, 2005). "And the beat goes on". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newhoff, Doug (November 13, 2005). "Unbelieva-ball!". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Klee, Paul (November 20, 2005). "D-E-F-E-N-S-E". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hanley, Reid (November 27, 2005). "Salukis start sluggish, finish with a flourish". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cary, Kevin (December 4, 2005). "Salukis take bait vs. Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. p. 12C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2005 Football Schedule". siusalukis.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
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