2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 12–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois and UMass before losing to Delaware in the semifinals.^[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.^[2]

2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football
NCAA Division I Semifinal, L 17–20 vs. Delaware
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 3
Record	12–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (7th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	0					12	–	1
No. 3 Southern Illinois ^		5	–	1					12	–	2
No. 16 Youngstown State		3	–	3					7	–	4
Western Illinois		3	–	3					6	–	5
Missouri State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Illinois State		2	–	4					4	–	7
Indiana State		0	–	6					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30		Quincy*	No. 12	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 59–14	9,589	[3]
September 8	6:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*	No. 11	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CSNC	W 34–31	24,182	[4]
September 15		at Southern Utah*	No. 7	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT		W 44–10	4,557	[5]
September 22		Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	No. 7	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 58–3	11,316	[6]
September 29		at Indiana State	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 72–10	2,599	[7]
October 6		No. 10 Youngstown State	No. 7	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 24–17	13,188	[8]
October 13	4:05 p.m.	at No. 2 Northern Iowa	No. 7	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	Mediacom/CFU	L 24–30	17,074	[9]
October 20		Missouri State	No. 9	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 45–10	12,064	[10]
November 3		at No. 19 Western Illinois	No. 6	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		W 10–9	12,112	[11]
November 10		Illinois State	No. 5	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 34–24	9,259	[12]
November 17		at Hampton*	No. 5	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA		W 45–27	3,340	[13]
November 24		No. 18 Eastern Illinois*	No. 4	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 30–11	6,124	[14]
December 1	2:15 p.m.	No. 7 UMass*	No. 4	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN GamePlan (NESN, MASN, TWCS, Cox Sports)	W 34–27	6,560	[15]
December 8	3:00 p.m.	No. 13 Delaware*	No. 4	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN	L 17–20	11,503	[16]
*Non-conference game 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 18, 2021.
2. "Three Gateway Teams Ranked in Final Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
3. Crow, Robert (August 31, 2007). "Opening with a bang". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3D. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Mullin, John (September 9, 2007). "Salukis great at beat the clock". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:6. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Johnson, Rich (September 16, 2007). "Thunderbirds grounded". The Spectrum. p. B1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Crow, Robert (September 23, 2007). "Offensive behavior". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Crow, Robert (September 30, 2007). "Sprinting out of the Gate". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "SIU edges past Youngstown State on last-minute run". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 7, 2007. p. 3B. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Newhoff, Doug (October 14, 2007). "Collared". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Crow, Robert (October 21, 2007). "Back on the right track". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Crow, Robert (November 4, 2007). "Defense saves SIU's day". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Winkeler, Les (November 11, 2007). "Goforth's Hands Make Big Difference". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 7C. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Fairbank, Dave (November 18, 2007). "'Mental busts' cost Hampton". Daily Press. p. B5. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Salukis' Hill tops Panthers". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 25, 2007. p. 3:12. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Myslenski, Skip (December 2, 2007). "3 quick TDs fuel SIU playoff win". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:5. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Flacco finishes off Southern Illinois". Daily Press. Associated Press. December 18, 2007. p. B4. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.