2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway co-champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record10–2 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (3rd season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^   5 – 2     9 – 4  
Illinois State   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Youngstown State   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Southwest Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Indiana State   0 – 7     3 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 10–2 record overall and a 6–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Northern Iowa. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Delaware in the first round.[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28Quincy*
W 64–147,854[3]
September 6at No. 22 Southeast Missouri State*
W 28–711,110[4]
September 13Murray State*No. 21
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 32–710,167[5]
September 27Saint Joseph's (IN)*No. 13
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 75–07,531[6]
October 4at Indiana StateNo. 11
W 37–142,481[7]
October 11Illinois StateNo. 8
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 45–1713,247[8]
October 18at No. 2 Western IllinoisNo. 7
W 37–3219,287[9]
October 25Southwest Missouri StateNo. 4
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 20–68,873[10]
November 1at No. 8 Western KentuckyNo. 3
W 28–2413,430[11]
November 8Youngstown StateNo. 3
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 24–1710,814[12]
November 15at No. 11 Northern IowaNo. 2
L 40–4315,088[13]
November 29at No. 3 Delaware*No. 4
L 7–4814,572[14]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Final Division I-AA Poll". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. December 23, 2003. p. B2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Gordillo, Jim (August 29, 2003). "Dawg Pounding". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Gordillo, Jim (September 7, 2003). "SIU shines in win over SEMO". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Gordillo, Jim (September 14, 2003). "11-Man Defense". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gordillo, Jim (September 28, 2003). "Almost Perfect". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Gordillo, Jim (October 5, 2003). "Lifting a curse". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 12, 2003). "Koutsos, Salukis hold 'rush week' against ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Unbeaten Salukis rally past WIU". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. D2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 26, 2003). "Bears' brutal stretch is over". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rally pushes Salukis over 'Toppers". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. November 2, 2003. p. 5B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Gordillo, Jim (November 9, 2003). "The dream is still alive". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Gray, Rob (November 16, 2003). "Amazing comeback saves UNI". Des Moines Register. p. 1C. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Tresolini, Kevin (November 30, 2003). "Blue Hens advance in playoffs". The News Journal. p. A1. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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