American college football season
The 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place 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 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State* | | ESPN3 | W 55–3 | 8,194 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State* | | OVCDN | W 35–17 | 7,025 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Memphis* | | ESPN3 | L 31–44 | 41,584 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | L 17–24 | 9,112 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 South Dakota State | | ESPN3 | L 14–49 | 12,891 |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Illinois State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | W 42–7 | 8,121 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | | ESPN3 | W 45–24 | 6,811 |
October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 6 South Dakota | | ESPN3 | L 0–42 | 8,498 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Missouri State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | L 28–36 | 5,235 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | L 20–28 | 3,147 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Western Illinois | | ESPN3 | L 14–28 | 2,812 |
- *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
Mississippi Valley State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Delta Devils
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Salukis
|
21
|
20
|
14
|
0 |
55 |
At Southeast Missouri State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
21
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
Redhawks
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
At Memphis
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
14
|
7
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
Tigers
|
7
|
10
|
17
|
10 |
44 |
Northern Iowa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Panthers
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
Salukis
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
At South Dakota State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
No. 8 Jackrabbits
|
14
|
21
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0
|
14 |
49 |
Illinois State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 17 Redbirds
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0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Salukis
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
42 |
At Indiana State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
17
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
45 |
Sycamores
|
14
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0
|
3
|
7 |
24 |
At South Dakota
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
No. 6 Coyotes
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14
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
42 |
Missouri State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
24
|
3
|
0
|
9 |
36 |
Salukis
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Youngstown State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Penguins
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0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
Salukis
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
3 |
20 |
At Western Illinois
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
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0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
No. 9 Leathernecks
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0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
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