2008 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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]

2008 Southern Illinois Salukis football
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record9–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBubba Schweigert (1st season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Hampton*No. 12
W 37–3110,051[3]
September 13at Northwestern*No. 11
L 7–3319,062[4]
September 27Northern IowaNo. 15
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 27–2414,427[5]
October 4at North Dakota StateNo. 13
L 27–3518,942[6]
October 11Indiana StatedaggerNo. 16
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 60–711,857[7]
October 18at Youngstown StateNo. 16
W 33–014,679[8]
October 25at Missouri StateNo. 14
W 23–176,485[9]
November 1North Dakota*No. 14
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 40–218,082[10]
November 8No. 17 Western IllinoisNo. 12
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 24–147,676[11]
November 15South Dakota StateNo. 10
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 38–355,829[12]
November 22at Illinois StateNo. 10
W 17–10 OT6,023[13]
November 29New Hampshire*No. 9
L 20–295,461[14]

References
  1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  2. "Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  3. Hefferman, Todd (September 7, 2008). "Smallest Saluki comes up big". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ryan, Shannon (September 14, 2008). "Wildcats keep a firm grip". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Ecker, Jim (September 28, 2008). "Panthers fall short". The Gazette. p. 12C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Nilles, Dave (October 5, 2008). "Bison spoil Lennon's return". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 1D. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Hefferman, Todd (October 12, 2008). "SIU gives a Sycamore spanking". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Hefferman, Todd (October 19, 2008). "Stambaugh Shutdown". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Scranton, Lyndal (October 26, 2008). "Bears stunned as time expires". Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Salukis stop Sioux". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. November 2, 2008. p. 3D. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Hefferman, Todd (November 9, 2008). "Dawgs notch big conference win". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Hefferman, Todd (November 16, 2008). "Salukis outrun Jackrabbits". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Reinhardt, Randy (November 23, 2008). "Another OT Loss Ends Johnson's Era". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. Hefferman, Todd (November 30, 2008). "Dawgs knocked down, out". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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