2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dale Lennon in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorNick Hill (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBill O'Boyle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Elson (1st season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
(capacity: 15,000)
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 1   13 2  
No. 5 Illinois State +^  7 1   10 3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^  5 3   9 5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^  5 3   8 4  
Western Illinois ^  5 3   7 6  
Indiana State  3 5   5 6  
Youngstown State  3 5   5 6  
South Dakota  3 5   5 6  
Southern Illinois  2 6   3 8  
Missouri State  0 8   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 30, head coach Lennon was fired.[1] He finished his tenure at Southern Illinois with an eight-year record of 51–42.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:00 pmat Indiana*ESPNewsL 47–4836,071
September 126:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State*L 24–278,015
September 266:00 pmNo. 10 Liberty*ESPN3W 34–1311,886
October 33:00 pmat Western IllinoisESPN3L 36–377,125
October 106:00 pmMissouri State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 73–265,509
October 172:05 pmat No. 21 Indiana StateESPN3L 36–397,421
October 246:00 pmNo. 16 Youngstown Statedagger
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 38–31 OT8,459
October 312:00 pmNo. 7 North Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 29–356,508
November 71:00 pmat South DakotaESPN3L 31–348,012
November 142:00 pmNo. 6 Illinois State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
MVC TV/ESPN3L 21–426,388
November 214:00 pmat No. 15 Northern IowaMVC TV/ESPN3L 28–499,915
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 11 21 0 15 47
Hoosiers 7 14 17 10 48

At Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 3 0 24
Redhawks 17 7 0 3 27

Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Flames 3 3 0 7 13
Salukis 3 17 7 7 34

At Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 20 7 9 36
Leathernecks 7 7 14 9 37

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 13 7 3 26
Salukis 21 17 21 14 73

At Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 7 7 15 36
#21 Sycamores 7 10 10 12 39

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4OT Total
#16 Penguins 0 14 14 30 31
Salukis 0 7 13 117 38

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Bison 7 7 7 14 35
Salukis 3 7 9 10 29

At South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 7 3 31
Coyotes 7 13 7 7 34

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Redbirds 0 14 21 7 42
Salukis 0 21 0 0 21

At Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 14 14 0 28
#15 Panthers 14 14 14 7 49

References

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