2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	John Van Dam (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (1st year)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium (Capacity: 15,000)

2016 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Western Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Youngstown State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represent Southern Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Nick Hill and play their home games at Saluki Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
September 10		Southeast Missouri State*	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL
September 17		Murray State*	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL
October 1		at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA
October 8		South Dakota State	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL
October 15		at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL
October 22		Indiana State	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL
October 29		at Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO
November 5		South Dakota	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL
November 12		at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH
November 19		Western Illinois	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

at Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–38–8	2015	SEMO, 27–24

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10–2	2003	SIU, 32–7

at Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–18	2015	UNI, 49–28

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2013	SIU, 27–24

at Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–35–3	2015	ILST, 42–21

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–26	2015	ISU, 39–36

at Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–18	2015	SIU, 73–26

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	USD, 34–31

at Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–14–1	2015	SIU, 38–31 OT

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–35–4	2015	WIU, 37–36