2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football
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Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Van Dam (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium
Seasons← 2017 2019 →

2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 3 South Dakota State ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^	5	–	3	7	–	6
Indiana State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Western Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	6
Illinois State	3	–	5	6	–	5
Youngstown State	3	–	5	4	–	7
South Dakota	3	–	5	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Southern Illinois	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Preseason

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Redbirds predicted to finish in eighth place.

The Salukis placed four players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.

Offense

1st team

Darrell James – WR

Defense

1st team

Lane Reazin – P

2nd team

Anthony Knighton – DL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at Murray State*	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	W 49–10	6,350
September 8	3:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss*	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 41–76	53,339
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 44–48	8,592
September 29	6:00 p.m.	South Dakota	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 24–31	8,546
October 6	5:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 14–17	14,581
October 13	2:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	L 3–51	11,247
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 21–24	6,435
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 49–35	6,374
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 31–34	4,780
November 10	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 South Dakota State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 38–57	4,433
November 17	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 17–65	18,008
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	21	14	7	49
Racers	3	7	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	21	17	3	0	41
Rebels	14	21	14	27	76

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	14	3	17	14	48
Salukis	10	10	7	17	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	3	21	0	31
Salukis	14	3	0	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	7	0	7	14
Penguins	3	3	0	11	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	3	0	3
No. 12 Redbirds	7	24	7	13	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	7	7	10	0	24
Salukis	7	0	0	14	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	21	21	7	49
Bears	7	14	0	14	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	7	7	0	20	34
Salukis	7	10	14	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Jackrabbits	10	20	20	7	57
Salukis	3	14	21	0	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	14	0	3	0	17
No. 1 Bison	28	7	16	14	65

v t e Southern Illinois Salukis football
Venues	McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009) Saluki Stadium (2010–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	"Go Southern Go!" Saluki Sports Network
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold