2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Van Dam (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Kraig Paulson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 55–3	8,194
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	OVCDN	W 35–17	7,025
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 31–44	41,584
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 17–24	9,112
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 8 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 14–49	12,891
October 14	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 Illinois State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 42–7	8,121
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 45–24	6,811
October 28	3:00 p.m.	at No. 6 South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	L 0–42	8,498
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 28–36	5,235
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 20–28	3,147
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 14–28	2,812
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	3	0	0	0	3
Salukis	21	20	14	0	55

See also: 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

At Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	21	7	0	35
Redhawks	3	7	0	7	17

See also: 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	14	7	3	7	31
Tigers	7	10	17	10	44

See also: 2017 Memphis Tigers football team

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	14	7	0	24
Salukis	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	7	7	14
No. 8 Jackrabbits	14	21	0	14	49

See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Redbirds	0	0	7	0	7
Salukis	7	14	7	14	42

See also: 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	17	7	7	14	45
Sycamores	14	0	3	7	24

See also: 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team

At South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
No. 6 Coyotes	14	7	7	14	42

See also: 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	24	3	0	9	36
Salukis	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2017 Missouri State Bears football team

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	14	7	7	28
Salukis	0	7	10	3	20

See also: 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	14	14
No. 9 Leathernecks	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team