2010 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2010 Southern Illinois Salukis football
2010 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Dale Lennon (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kalen DeBoer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bubba Schweigert (3rd season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dale Lennon, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a six-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at the newly-opened Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 17 Western Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 9 North Dakota State ^	4	–	4	9	–	5
Indiana State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
South Dakota State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Missouri State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southern Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	6
Youngstown State	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 pm	Quincy*	No. 5	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 70–7	15,276
September 11	6:30 pm	at Illinois*	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 3–35	52,217
September 18	6:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State*	No. 5	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 21–24	13,078
September 25	3:00 pm	at Youngstown State	No. 13	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 28–31	17,660
October 2	1:00 pm	at No. 19 Illinois State	No. 23	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		W 38–17	7,514
October 9	2:00 pm	No. 15 Northern Iowa	No. 21	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	FCS	W 45–38 ^OT	13,356
October 16	2:00 pm	South Dakota State	No. 15	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL (Family Weekend)		L 10–31	11,136
October 30	2:00 pm	at Missouri State		Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	MC22	L 41–51	9,287
November 6	3:00 pm	at No. 20 North Dakota State		Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 6–20	12,834	^[1]
November 13	1:00 pm	No. 21 Western Illinois		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 20–10	6,245
November 20	1:00 pm	Indiana State		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 49–21	6,247
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
7	207	Korey Lindsey	Defensive back	Cincinnati Bengals

^ "SIU assured of losing record". Southern Illinoisan. November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.