2009 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2009 Southern Illinois Salukis football
MVFC champion
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 3–24 vs. William & Mary
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 6
Record	11–2 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Dale Lennon (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bubba Schweigert (2nd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 11 South Dakota State ^		7	–	1					8	–	3
No. 18 Northern Iowa		5	–	3					7	–	4
Illinois State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Missouri State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
North Dakota State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Western Illinois		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dale Lennon and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium. The Salukis finished the season with an 11–2 record overall and an 8–0 mark in conference play, winning the MVFC title. The team received an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round before losing to William & Mary in the quarterfinals.^[1] The team was ranked No. 6 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Marshall*	No. 7	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	L 28–31	24,012	[3]
September 19	Southwest Baptist*	No. 9	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 59–7	8,358	[4]
September 26	North Dakota State	No. 9	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 24–14	8,768	[5]
October 3	at Western Illinois	No. 8	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 30–10	13,459	[6]
October 10	Illinois State	No. 6	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 43–23	11,153	[7]
October 17	at No. 2 Northern Iowa	No. 5	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 27–20	17,190	[8]
October 24	Youngstown State	No. 3	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 27–8	10,129	[9]
October 31	at Indiana State	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 33–0	4,582	[10]
November 7	at South Dakota State	No. 3	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 34–15	10,317	[11]
November 14	Missouri State	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 44–24	11,516	[12]
November 21	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 1	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 42–24	7,527	[13]
November 28	No. 19 Eastern Illinois*	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I First Round)	W 48–7	6,391	[14]
December 5	No. 6 William & Mary*	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	L 3–24	5,860	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
2. "Sports Network's Final 2009 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
3. Hefferman, Todd (September 6, 2009). "Salukis drop opener". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Hefferman, Todd (September 20, 2009). "Dawgs cruise in home opener". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dieker, SIU top N. Dakota State". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 27, 2009. p. C4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Hefferman, Todd (October 4, 2009). "Dawgs run away from WIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Hefferman, Todd (October 11, 2009). "Home, Sweet Homecoming". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Sullivan, Jim (October 18, 2009). "Dog day afternoon". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Hefferman, Todd (October 25, 2009). "McIntosh has Mac moment". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "No. 3 Salukis win big". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 1, 2009. p. C11. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Salukis clinch share of league title". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 8, 2009. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Hefferman, Todd (November 15, 2009). "Defense, Karim lead the way". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Winkeler, Les (November 22, 2009). "No. 1 picks up No. 10". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Salukis pound away". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 29, 2021. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Suhr, Jim (December 6, 2009). "Tribe's defense shuts down Salukis quickly". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. p. 4B. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.