Southern Illinois
2-2MVFC · Saluki Stadium · 15,000 · 12,310 avg in 2026
LastL 10–48 at Illinois · Sat Sep 19 · Sebastian Vargas 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 tackles
Nextat Murray State · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET · Roy Stewart Stadium · series 6-0, won the last 6
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #141 | #267 | -19.5✗ | @West Florida | L 31–34 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 3 | #141 | #232 | -20.5✗ | @Samford | W 22–18 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #146 | #233 | -7.5✓ | Southeast Missouri State | W 34–20 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #152 | #69 | +34.5✗ | @Illinois | L 10–48 126 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #153 | #260 | @Murray State | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #155 | #143 | Youngstown State | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @South Dakota | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Illinois State | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Northern Iowa | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Indiana State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | South Dakota State | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @North Dakota |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Illinois | L 10–48 | 257 | 1 | 34:06 | -0.243 | 31.9% | 120.9% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 12 | Southeast Missouri State | W 34–20 | — | — | — | +0.192 | 36.8% | 176.0% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 3 | @Samford | W 22–18 | — | — | — | +0.109 | 37.0% | 135.5% | Best success rate |
| Aug 27 | @West Florida | L 31–34 | — | — | — | +0.122 | 35.8% | 185.2% | Most explosive |
| Season average (4 games) | 257 | 1.0 | +0.045 | 35.4% | 154.4% | ||||
Game Week
4d 23h
until kickoff · at Murray State · Sat Sep 26 · 7 pm ET
Southern Illinois is the 1983 national champion whose football program fell into irrelevance, and whose fanbase will not let the glory fade.
College football forgot about Southern Illinois the year after 1983, and the fanbase believes the Salukis have been trying to remind the sport of their existence ever since.
The season in chapters
What fans said
Real posts from the day of the game, chosen by community score · usernames not shown
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among MVFC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Southern Illinois has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs Murray State · away
Outcome band · Southern Illinois · 2026
Outcome band · Southern Illinois · 2026Southern Illinois' most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Southern Illinois is the 1983 national champion whose football program fell into irrelevance, and whose fanbase will not let the glory fade.
Offseason moves
The Offseason Ledger · Southern Illinois
1 verified update · portal · recruiting · staff · news- News
Ben Fiegel: 14 tackles · 3 TFL at Samford
Top 1% tackles game since 2021. at Samford (FCS) W 22-18.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.