2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorDavid Elson (1st season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
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  
  2 – 6     3 – 8  
Missouri State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

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 Illinois
ESPN3L 36–377,125
October 106:00 pmMissouri State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 73–265,509
October 172:05 pmat No. 21 Indiana State
ESPN3L 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 Dakota
ESPN3L 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 Iowa
MVC 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
See also: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team

At Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 3 0 24
Redhawks 17 7 0 3 27
See also: 2015 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Flames 3 3 0 7 13
Salukis 3 17 7 7 34
See also: 2015 Liberty Flames football team

At Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 20 7 9 36
Leathernecks 7 7 14 9 37
See also: 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 3 13 7 3 26
Salukis 21 17 21 14 73
See also: 2015 Missouri State Bears football team

At Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 7 7 15 36
#21 Sycamores 7 10 10 12 39
See also: 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4OT Total
#16 Penguins 0 14 14 30 31
Salukis 0 7 13 117 38
See also: 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Bison 7 7 7 14 35
Salukis 3 7 9 10 29
See also: 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team

At South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 14 7 3 31
Coyotes 7 13 7 7 34
See also: 2015 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Redbirds 0 14 21 7 42
Salukis 0 21 0 0 21
See also: 2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 14 14 0 28
#15 Panthers 14 14 14 7 49
See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

References

  1. ^ "Saluki Football head coach Dale Lennon has been dismissed".
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