2004 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2004 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 10–2 record overall and a 7–0 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]

2004 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record10–2 (7–0 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (4th season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
2004 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Southern Illinois $^  7 –0   10 –2  
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^  6 –1   9 –3  
No. 25 Northern Iowa  5 –2   7 –4  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4   6 –5  
Western Illinois  2 –5   4 –7  
Illinois State  2 –5   4 –7  
Youngstown State  2 –5   4 –7  
Indiana State  1 –6   4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Running back Brandon Jacobs, a transfer from Auburn, rushed for 992 yards and 19 touchdowns during the season. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the 2005 NFL Draft.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Southeast Missouri State*No. 2
W 42–311,314[4]
September 11at Northern Illinois*No. 1
L 22–2328,071[5]
September 18William Penn*No. 2
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 59–99,435[6]
September 25at Delaware State*No. 1
W 49–01,734[7]
October 2No. 15 Northern IowaNo. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 40–3612,326[8]
October 9at Youngstown StateNo. 1
W 37–216,837[9]
October 16No. 4 Western KentuckyNo. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 38–1010,143[10]
October 23at Southwest Missouri StateNo. 1
W 27–315,122[11]
October 30Western IllinoisNo. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 66–1310,045[12]
November 6at Illinois StateNo. 1
W 41–148,019[13]
November 13Indiana StateNo. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 59–107,423[14]
November 27No. 14 Eastern Washington*No. 1
L 31–357,304[15]

References
  1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. "Final Div. I-AA poll". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. December 21, 2004. p. 6B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Palladino, Ernie (April 25, 2005). "Giants get their short-yardage back". The Journal News. p. 6C. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Klee, Paul (September 3, 2004). "Better Than Advertised". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Jauss, Bill (September 12, 2004). "NIU holds off Salukis' rally". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:13. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Klee, Paul (September 19, 2004). "SIU rolls Statesmen". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Pope, Kristian (September 26, 2004). "Hornets no match for Salukis". The News Journal. p. D6. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Big plays by Salukis sink UNI in conference opener". The Gazette. October 3, 2004. p. 4C. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Klee, Paul (October 10, 2004). "Quick strike". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "No. 1 SIU rolls over No. 4 Western". Messenger-Inquirer. October 17, 2004. p. 4B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Scranton, Lyndal (October 24, 2004). "No. 1 Salukis run through Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 3D. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Klee, Paul (October 31, 2004). "Best of the Best". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Reinhardt, Randy (November 7, 2004). "'The best' beats ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Klee, Paul (November 14, 2004). "No. 1 SIU tops ISU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Lambert, Scott (November 28, 2021). "Heartbreak". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1A. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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