2003_Southern_Illinois_Salukis_football_team

2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

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]

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    "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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    "Final Division I-AA Poll". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. December 23, 2003. p. B2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Unbeaten Salukis rally past WIU". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. D2. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Scranton, Lyndal (October 26, 2003). "Bears' brutal stretch is over". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved December 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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