2001 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2001 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 1–10 record overall and a 1–6 record in conference play.[1]

2001 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (1st season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  6 –1   11 –3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^  5 –2   8 –4  
No. 15 Youngstown State  5 –2   8 –3  
Western Illinois  4 –3   5 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4   6 –5  
Indiana State  2 –5   3 –8  
Illinois State  2 –5   2 –9  
Southern Illinois  1 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Southeast Missouri State*
L 5–249,822[2]
September 15at Ball State*
Canceled [3]
September 22Murray State*
L 20–2411,675[4]
September 29at No. 13 Western Illinois
L 21–3813,744[5]
October 6Illinois Statedagger
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 23–179,830[6]
October 13at No. 15 Northern Iowa
L 14–1913,455[7]
October 20No. 9 Eastern Illinois*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 21–495,150[8]
October 27at Indiana State
L 14–204,533[9]
November 3No. 10 Youngstown State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 7–312,090[10]
November 10Southwest Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 24–252,140[11]
November 17at No. 12 Western Kentucky
L 6–365,800[12]
November 24at Baylor*
L 12–567,321[13]

References
  1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  2. Cunningham, Steve (September 9, 2001). "New Dawgs up to old tricks". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Cunningham, Steve (September 14, 2001). "Salukis' game vs. Ball State canceled". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Cunningham, Steve (September 23, 2001). "Gaining ground?". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Cunningham, Steve (September 30, 2001). "Dawgs bark, but can't bite off a win against Western". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Reinhardt, Randy (October 7, 2001). "ISU still can't earn first win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Newhoff, Doug (October 14, 2001). "Special effects". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Taylor runs wild in EIU win". Herald and Review. October 21, 2001. p. C10. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Cunningham, Steve (October 28, 2001). "Sycamores stumble past the Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Cunningham, Steve (November 4, 2001). "Penguins dump Salukis, 31-7". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 6B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Cunningham, Steve (November 11, 2001). "SMS stuns Dawgs". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Pickens, Jim (November 18, 2001). "Toppers throttle Salukis". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Conine, Chad (November 25, 2001). "Baylor closes impressively". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 15C. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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