2011 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2011 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dale Lennon, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2011 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Dale Lennon (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kalen DeBoer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bubba Schweigert (4th season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium
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2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 6 Northern Iowa +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 20 Illinois State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Indiana State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Illinois		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State*	No. 19	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO		W 38–10	10,136
September 10	5:00 pm	at Ole Miss*	No. 17	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN3	L 24–42	58,504
September 24	6:00 pm	Missouri State	No. 14	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 20–18	13,271
October 1	3:00 pm	at Western Illinois	No. 12	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 21–27	14,168
October 8	2:00 pm	No. 4 North Dakota State	No. 20	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 3–9	9,059	[1]
October 15	2:00 pm	Youngstown State		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 23–35	12,796
October 22	4:00 pm	at No. 2 Northern Iowa		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		L 10–17	15,265
October 29	2:00 pm	No. 22 Illinois State		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 30–38	8,129
November 5	2:00 pm	at South Dakota State		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 34–45	12,147
November 12	2:00 pm	Eastern Illinois*		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 45–28	7,447
November 19	1:00 pm	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 35–28	4,519
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "Offense optional, Saluki defense holds Bison to nine points, but its not enough". Southern Illinoisan. October 9, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.