2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football
2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Dale Lennon (8th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Nick Hill (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bill O'Boyle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	David Elson (1st season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dale Lennon in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^	7	–	1	13	–	2
No. 5 Illinois State +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
No. 15 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
Western Illinois ^	5	–	3	7	–	6
Indiana State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Youngstown State	3	–	5	5	–	6
South Dakota	3	–	5	5	–	6
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	3	–	8
Missouri State	0	–	8	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 30, head coach Lennon was fired.^[1] He finished his tenure at Southern Illinois with an eight-year record of 51–42.

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:00 pm	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPNews	L 47–48	36,071
September 12	6:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO		L 24–27	8,015
September 26	6:00 pm	No. 10 Liberty*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 34–13	11,886
October 3	3:00 pm	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 36–37	7,125
October 10	6:00 pm	Missouri State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 73–26	5,509
October 17	2:05 pm	at No. 21 Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 36–39	7,421
October 24	6:00 pm	No. 16 Youngstown State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 38–31 ^OT	8,459
October 31	2:00 pm	No. 7 North Dakota State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 29–35	6,508
November 7	1:00 pm	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	L 31–34	8,012
November 14	2:00 pm	No. 6 Illinois State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	MVC TV/ESPN3	L 21–42	6,388
November 21	4:00 pm	at No. 15 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	MVC TV/ESPN3	L 28–49	9,915
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	11	21	0	15	47
Hoosiers	7	14	17	10	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	14	3	0	24
Redhawks	17	7	0	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Flames	3	3	0	7	13
Salukis	3	17	7	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	20	7	9	36
Leathernecks	7	7	14	9	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	13	7	3	26
Salukis	21	17	21	14	73

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	7	7	15	36
#21 Sycamores	7	10	10	12	39

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#16 Penguins	0	14	14	3	0	31
Salukis	0	7	13	11	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Bison	7	7	7	14	35
Salukis	3	7	9	10	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	14	7	3	31
Coyotes	7	13	7	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Redbirds	0	14	21	7	42
Salukis	0	21	0	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	14	14	0	28
#15 Panthers	14	14	14	7	49