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2009 Southern Illinois Salukis football
MVFC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record11–2 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBubba Schweigert (2nd season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 11 South Dakota State ^   7 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 18 Northern Iowa   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Illinois State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Missouri State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
North Dakota State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dale Lennon and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium. The Salukis finished the season with an 11–2 record overall and an 8–0 mark in conference play, winning the MVFC title. The team received an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois in the first round before losing to William & Mary in the quarterfinals.[1] The team was ranked No. 6 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Marshall*No. 7
L 28–3124,012[3]
September 19Southwest Baptist*No. 9
W 59–78,358[4]
September 26North Dakota StateNo. 9
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 24–148,768[5]
October 3at Western IllinoisNo. 8
W 30–1013,459[6]
October 10Illinois StatedaggerNo. 6
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 43–2311,153[7]
October 17at No. 2 Northern IowaNo. 5
W 27–2017,190[8]
October 24Youngstown StateNo. 3
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 27–810,129[9]
October 31at Indiana StateNo. 3
W 33–04,582[10]
November 7at South Dakota StateNo. 3
W 34–1510,317[11]
November 14Missouri StateNo. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 44–2411,516[12]
November 21at Southeast Missouri StateNo. 1
W 42–247,527[13]
November 28No. 19 Eastern Illinois*No. 1
W 48–76,391[14]
December 5No. 6 William & Mary*No. 1
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
L 3–245,860[15]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sports Network's Final 2009 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Hefferman, Todd (September 6, 2009). "Salukis drop opener". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hefferman, Todd (September 20, 2009). "Dawgs cruise in home opener". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dieker, SIU top N. Dakota State". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 27, 2009. p. C4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Hefferman, Todd (October 4, 2009). "Dawgs run away from WIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hefferman, Todd (October 11, 2009). "Home, Sweet Homecoming". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Jim (October 18, 2009). "Dog day afternoon". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hefferman, Todd (October 25, 2009). "McIntosh has Mac moment". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "No. 3 Salukis win big". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 1, 2009. p. C11. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Salukis clinch share of league title". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 8, 2009. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Hefferman, Todd (November 15, 2009). "Defense, Karim lead the way". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Winkeler, Les (November 22, 2009). "No. 1 picks up No. 10". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Salukis pound away". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 29, 2021. p. 3:4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Suhr, Jim (December 6, 2009). "Tribe's defense shuts down Salukis quickly". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. p. 4B. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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