2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 24–38 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 7
Record	9–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (5th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^	5	–	2	11	–	4
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^	5	–	2	9	–	4
No. 14 Youngstown State +	5	–	2	8	–	3
No. 22 Illinois State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Western Kentucky	4	–	3	6	–	5
Western Illinois	3	–	4	5	–	6
Missouri State	2	–	5	4	–	6
Indiana State	0	–	7	0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 9–4 record overall and a 5–2 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.^[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Southeast Missouri State*	No. 5	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 58–23	10,100	^[3]
September 10	Union (KY)*	No. 4	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 82–7	9,557	^[4]
September 17	at Western Michigan*	No. 1	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 28–34	24,497	^[5]
October 1	Missouri State	No. 2	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 30–23 ^OT	13,140	^[6]
October 8	at Western Illinois	No. 2	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 34–24	10,112	^[7]
October 15	Illinois State	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 35–61	11,381	^[8]
October 22	at Indiana State	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 42–20	3,714	^[9]
October 27	at No. 1 Western Kentucky	No. 8	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 31–20	10,701	^[10]
November 5	No. 15 Youngstown State	No. 5	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 31–17	8,017	^[11]
November 12	at No. 14 Northern Iowa	No. 4	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 24–25	15,536	^[12]
November 19	No. 20 North Dakota State*	No. 11	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 9–0	5,809	^[13]
November 26	at No. 19 Eastern Illinois*	No. 8	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 21–6	2,896	^[14]
December 3	at No. 5 Appalachian State*	No. 8	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 24–38	11,108	^[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
^ "Sports Network NCAA Div. I-AA Poll". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. December 20, 2005. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Klee, Paul (September 2, 2005). "Salukis rip rival". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Klee, Paul (September 11, 2005). "Line of Defense". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "WMU ends losing skid". The Herald-Palladium. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. 3B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Boyce, David (October 2, 2005). "Southern Illinois beats Missouri State in matchup of Liberty QBs". The Kansas City Star. p. C8. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Klee, Paul (October 9, 2005). "Salukis get it done at Western". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 16, 2005). "Redbirds rock No. 1 team". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Salukis give Sycamores another loss". Belleville News-Democrat. Associated Press. October 23, 2005. p. D5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Grant, Michael (October 28, 2005). "Western mistakes costly vs. Salukis". The Courier-Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Klee, Paul (November 6, 2005). "And the beat goes on". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Newhoff, Doug (November 13, 2005). "Unbelieva-ball!". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Klee, Paul (November 20, 2005). "D-E-F-E-N-S-E". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hanley, Reid (November 27, 2005). "Salukis start sluggish, finish with a flourish". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cary, Kevin (December 4, 2005). "Salukis take bait vs. Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. p. 12C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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