2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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 4–3 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Tennessee–Martin before losing to Montana in the quarterfinals.^[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.^[2]

2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 3–20 vs. Montana
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 7
Record	9–4 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (6th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Youngstown State $^		6	–	1					11	–	3
No. 8 Illinois State ^		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 Northern Iowa		5	–	2					7	–	4
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^		4	–	3					9	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					6	–	5
Western Illinois		2	–	5					5	–	6
Missouri State		1	–	6					2	–	9
Indiana State		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31		Lock Haven*	No. 17	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 49–0	9,636	[3]
September 16		at Indiana*	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	Mediacom	W 35–28	31,156	[4]
September 23		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	No. 10	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 48–16	3,910	[5]
September 30		Indiana State	No. 10	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 55–3	13,524	[6]
October 7		Western Illinois	No. 9	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 31–24	13,721	[7]
October 14		at No. 5 Illinois State	No. 7	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		L 10–37	17,237	[8]
October 21		Western Kentucky	No. 13	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 24–27	11,024	[9]
October 28		at Missouri State	No. 19	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 27–17	10,180	[10]
November 4		at Youngstown State	No. 12	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 24–31	14,095	[11]
November 11	3:00 p.m.	No. 12 Northern Iowa	No. 14	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 47–23	7,422	[12]
November 18		Southern Utah*	No. 11	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 59–0	5,535	[13]
November 25		No. 12 Tennessee–Martin*	No. 10	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 36–30	5,694	[14]
December 2	1:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Montana*	No. 10	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	KPAX	L 3–20	18,883	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
2. "Division I-AA Poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. December 19, 2006. p. 5C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Klee, Paul (September 1, 2006). "Opening Statement". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Marot, Michael (September 17, 2006). "IU can't win 1 for Hoeppner". The Republic. Associated Press. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Hefferman, Todd (September 24, 2006). "Hill provides the highlights". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Winkeler, Les (October 1, 2006). "Gateway Drubbing". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Whitlock leads SIU". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 8, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Reinhardt, Randy (October 15, 2006). "Drone Steers ISU To Big Win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Toppers rally past Salukis". Messenger-Inquirer. Associated Press. October 22, 2006. p. 6B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Scranton, Lyndal (October 29, 2006). "Mistakes doom Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Winkeler, Les (November 5, 2006). "Crushing Defeat". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Gray, Rob (November 12, 2006). "Northern Iowa is thoroughly beaten by Southern Illinois". Des Moines Register. p. 4C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Winkeler, Les (November 19, 2006). "SIU keeps playoff hopes alive". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "SIU mounts late rally to advance". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 26, 2006. p. C8. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Neighbor, Fritz (December 3, 2006). "Get along, lil' doggies". The Missoulian. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.