2020 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
American college football season
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The 2020 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois received an at-large berth in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Weber State in the first round before losing to the eventual national runner-up, South Dakota State in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
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NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 26–31 vs. South Dakota State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 14 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 14 |
| Record | 6–4 (3–3 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Blake Rolan (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jason Petrino (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Saluki Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 South Dakota State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Missouri State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 North Dakota ^ | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 North Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Southern Illinois ^ | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State† | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois† | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Southern Illinois had a game scheduled against Wisconsin on September 12, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1] An August 29 matchup with Kansas was announced on July 25.[2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| October 30 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 24 Southeast Missouri State* | No. 24 | KFVS-TV | W 20–17 | 0 | |||
| February 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Dakota | No. 24 | ESPN+ | L 21–44 | 3,176 | |||
| February 27 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State |
| ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 2,400 | |||
| March 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at Youngstown State | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 30–22 | 1,901 | |||
| March 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Northern Iowa | No. 10 |
| ESPN+ | W 17–16 | 2,400 | ||
| March 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 6 South Dakota State | No. 5 |
| ESPN+ | L 3–44 | 2,400 | ||
| March 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 10 | ESPN+ | L 27–30 | 3,581 | |||
| April 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois State | No. 18 | ESPN+ | Canceled[a] | ||||
| April 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | No. 16 |
| ESPN+ | Canceled[b] | |||
| April 17 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 18 |
| ESPN+ | W 55–48 | 2,400 | ||
| April 24 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Weber State* | No. 14 |
| ESPN3 | W 34–31 | |||
| May 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 2 South Dakota State | No. 14 |
| ESPN2 | L 26–31 | |||
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- On March 21, 2021, Illinois State announced that it would opt-out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.