2008 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
American college football season
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The 2008 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dale Lennon and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 9–3 record overall and a 7–1 mark in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with Northern Iowa. The team received an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they lost to New Hampshire in the first round.[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 11 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Headcoach
- Dale Lennon (1st season)
| 2008 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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MVFC co-champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 20–29 vs. New Hampshire | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–3 (7–1 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Phil Longo (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bubba Schweigert (1st season) |
| Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Southern Illinois +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Hampton* | No. 12 | W 37–31 | 10,051 | [3] | |||
| September 13 | 11:00 a.m. | at Northwestern* | No. 11 | BTN | L 7–33 | 19,062 | [4] | |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 5 Northern Iowa | No. 15 |
| Mediacom | W 27–24 | 14,427 | [5] |
| October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 6 North Dakota State | No. 13 | NBCND | L 27–35 | 18,942 | [6] | |
| October 11 | Indiana State | No. 16 |
| W 60–7 | 11,857 | [7] | ||
| October 18 | at Youngstown State | No. 16 | W 33–0 | 14,679 | [8] | |||
| October 25 | at Missouri State | No. 14 | W 23–17 | 6,485 | [9] | |||
| November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | North Dakota* | No. 14 |
| W 40–21 | 8,082 | [10] | |
| November 8 | No. 17 Western Illinois | No. 12 |
| W 24–14 | 7,676 | [11] | ||
| November 15 | South Dakota State | No. 10 |
| W 38–35 | 5,829 | [12] | ||
| November 22 | at Illinois State | No. 10 | W 17–10 OT | 6,023 | [13] | |||
| November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 New Hampshire* | No. 9 |
| L 20–29 | 5,461 | [14] | |
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