2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football Gateway Football Conference Gateway 7 9–4 5–2 Jerry Kill 5th Matt Limegrover 5th Tracy Claeys 5th McAndrew Stadium Gateway co-champion NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L 24–38 vs. Appalachian State The 2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 9–4 record overall and a 5–2 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.2021 Record Book https://siusalukis.com/documents/2021/6/23//Record_Book.pdf?id=10363 Southern Illinois University Athletics December 19, 2021 78 Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.Sports Network NCAA Div. I-AA Poll Journal Gazette Mattoon, Illinois December 20, 2005 C1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11125654/poll_2005_1220_i_aa_final/ Newspapers.com December 19, 2021 Schedule 2005 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Central September 1 Thursday 6:00 p.m. w y y 5 2005 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO 58–23 10,100 Klee Paul Salukis rip rival https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90853652/southern-illinoisan/ December 19, 2021 The Southern Illinoisan September 2, 2005 1C Newspapers.com September 10 6:00 p.m. w y 4 2005 Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs Union (KY) McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 82–7 9,557 Klee Paul Line of Defense https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90854029/southern-illinoisan/ December 19, 2021 The Southern Illinoisan September 11, 2005 1B Newspapers.com September 17 6:00 p.m. l y y 1 Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 28–34 24,497 WMU ends losing skid https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90854674/the-herald-palladium/ December 19, 2021 The Herald-Palladium Associated Press September 18, 2005 3B Newspapers.com October 1 1:30 p.m. w y 2 Missouri State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 30–23 OT 13,140 Boyce David Southern Illinois beats Missouri State in matchup of Liberty QBs https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90855120/the-kansas-city-star/ December 19, 2021 The Kansas City Star October 2, 2005 C8 Newspapers.com October 8 6:00 p.m. w y 2 Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL 34–24 10,112 Klee Paul Salukis get it done at Western https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90859484/southern-illinoisan/ December 19, 2021 The Southern Illinoisan October 9, 2005 1B Newspapers.com October 15 6:00 p.m. l 1 Illinois State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 35–61 11,381 Reinhardt Randy Redbirds rock No. 1 team https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90859712/the-pantagraph/ December 19, 2021 The Pantagraph October 16, 2005 D1 Newspapers.com October 22 2:00 p.m. w y 10 2005 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 42–20 3,714 Salukis give Sycamores another loss https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90860185/the-belleville-news-democrat/ December 19, 2021 Belleville News-Democrat Associated Press October 23, 2005 D5 Newspapers.com October 27 Thursday 6:30 p.m. w y 8 Western Kentucky 1 L. 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Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 31–20 10,701 Grant Michael Western mistakes costly vs. Salukis https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90860378/the-courier-journal/ December 19, 2021 The Courier-Journal October 28, 2005 C1 Newspapers.com November 5 3:00 p.m. w 5 Youngstown State 15 McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 31–17 8,017 Klee Paul And the beat goes on https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90860541/southern-illinoisan/ December 19, 2021 The Southern Illinoisan November 6, 2005 1B Newspapers.com November 12 5:05 p.m. l y 4 Northern Iowa 14 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 24–25 15,536 Newhoff Doug Unbelieva-ball! https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90860706/the-courier/ December 19, 2021 The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier November 13, 2005 C1 Newspapers.com November 19 3:00 p.m. w y 11 North Dakota State 20 McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 9–0 5,809 Klee Paul D-E-F-E-N-S-E https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90860861/southern-illinoisan/ December 19, 2021 The Southern Illinoisan November 20, 2005 1B Newspapers.com November 26 1:00 p.m. w y y 8 Eastern Illinois 19 O'Brien Field Charleston, IL NCAA Division I-AA First Round 21–6 2,896 Hanley Reid Salukis start sluggish, finish with a flourish https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90861056/chicago-tribune/ December 19, 2021 Chicago Tribune November 27, 2005 3:5 Newspapers.com December 3 1:30 p.m. l y y 8 Appalachian State 5 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal ESPNU 24–38 11,108 Cary Kevin Salukis take bait vs. Appalachian State https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90861167/the-charlotte-observer/ December 19, 2021 The Charlotte Observer December 4, 2005 12C Newspapers.com https://siusalukis.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 2005 Football Schedule siusalukis.com July 6, 2024 References Southern Illinois Category:Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons Southern Illinois Salukis football Southern Illinois