American college football season
The 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 5:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic* | | CUSA.tv | L 30–38 | 14,887 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State* | | | W 30–22 | 10,003 |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | Murray State* | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | W 50–17 | 11,150 |
October 1 | 4:00 pm | at No. 12 Northern Iowa | | CSN Chicago ESPN3 | L 21–42 | 13,710 |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 12 South Dakota State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | L 39–45 | 5,704 |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | at Illinois State | | CSN Chicago | L 28–31 | 10,211 |
October 22 | 2:00 pm | Indiana State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | L 14–22 | 9,603 |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | | ESPN3 | L 35–38 | 13,487 |
November 5 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | W 35–28 | 5,689 |
November 12 | 11:00 am | at No. 17 Youngstown State | | ESPN3 | L 14–21 | 11,262 |
November 19 | 2:00 pm | No. 23 Western Illinois | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | W 44–34 | 5,362 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At Florida Atlantic
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
14
|
10
|
0
|
6 |
30 |
Owls
|
14
|
7
|
14
|
3 |
38 |
Southeast Missouri State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Redhawks
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
13 |
22 |
Salukis
|
3
|
7
|
17
|
3 |
30 |
Murray State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
Salukis
|
24
|
14
|
6
|
6 |
50 |
At Northern Iowa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
#12 Panthers
|
14
|
21
|
0
|
7 |
42 |
South Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#12 Jackrabbits
|
14
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
45 |
Salukis
|
7
|
11
|
14
|
7 |
39 |
At Illinois State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
10
|
0
|
11
|
7 |
28 |
Redbirds
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
3 |
31 |
Indiana State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Sycamores
|
3
|
7
|
6
|
6 |
22 |
Salukis
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
At Missouri State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
Bears
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
17 |
38 |
South Dakota
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
Salukis
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
At Youngstown State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
#17 Penguins
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Western Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#23 Leathernecks
|
3
|
21
|
7
|
3 |
34 |
Salukis
|
14
|
0
|
10
|
20 |
44 |
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