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2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team will represent Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Salukis are led by ninth-year head coach Nick Hill, and will play their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Rolan (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorAntonio James (2nd season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State   6 – 0     9 – 1  
Missouri State*   6 – 0     8 – 2  
No. 3 South Dakota State   5 – 1     8 – 2  
No. 5 South Dakota   5 – 1     7 – 2  
No. 17 Illinois State   4 – 2     7 – 3  
Indiana State   3 – 3     4 – 6  
North Dakota   2 – 4     5 – 5  
Youngstown State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Southern Illinois   1 – 5     3 – 7  
Northern Iowa   0 – 6     2 – 8  
Murray State   0 – 7     1 – 9  
* Missouri State ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of November 12, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at BYU*No. 10
ESPN+L 13–4163,712
September 76:00 p.m.at Austin Peay*No. 10
ESPN+W 31–178,124
September 146:00 p.m.No. 12 Incarnate Word*No. 9
ESPN+W 35–287,879
September 216:00 p.m.No. 21 Southeast Missouri State*No. 7
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 21–3813,421
September 281:00 p.m.at No. 5 South DakotaNo. 17
ESPN+L 13–426,706
October 56:00 p.m.No. 18 Illinois StateNo. 19
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 10–457,157
October 122:00 p.m.No. 2 North Dakota State 
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 3–249,610
October 2612:00 p.m.at Indiana State
ESPN+L 17–204,266
November 22:00 p.m.at Missouri State
ESPN+L 17–388,134
November 912:00 p.m.Youngstown State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+W 37–334,933
November 162:00 p.m.at No. 3 South Dakota State
ESPN+
November 2312:00 p.m.Murray State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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at BYU

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See also: 2024 BYU Cougars football team
Game One – No. 10 Southern Illinois Salukis (0–0) vs BYU Cougars (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Salukis 0 6 7013
Cougars (FBS) 14 3 141041

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT

  • Date: August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,712
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU BYU
First downs 12 27
Total yards 231 527
Rushing yards 123 179
Passing yards 108 348
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13-26 20-30
Time of possession 20:46 39:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing DJ Williams 10/20, 98 yards, 1 INT
Rushing DJ Williams 15 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Keontez Lewis 2 receptions, 49 yards
BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 20/30, 348 yards, 3 TD
Rushing LJ Martin 13 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chase Roberts 7 receptions, 108 yards,

at Austin Peay

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See also: 2024 Austin Peay Governors football team
Game Two – No. 10 Southern Illinois Salukis (0–1) vs Austin Peay Governors (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Salukis 7 7 71031
Governors 7 3 7017

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,124
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Austin Peay Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 12 Incarnate Word

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See also: 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Game Three – No. 12 Incarnate Word Cardinals (1–1) vs No. 9 Southern Illinois Salukis (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Cardinals 7 7 01428
No. 9 Salukis 14 21 0035

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 2 mph
  • Game attendance: 7,879
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • SIU – 10:44 Keontez Lewis 37 yard pass from DJ Williams, Paul Geelen kick
    SIU 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:07
  • UIW – 4:19 Logan Compton 1 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
    Tied 7–7 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25
  • SIU – 2:37 Shaun Lester Jr. 10 yard run, Paul Geelen kick
    SIU 14–7 Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:34
Second quarter
  • SIU – 12:52 DJ Williams 28 yard run, Paul Geelen kick
    SIU 21–7 Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:14
  • UIW – 4:38 Jalen Walthall 40 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
    SIU 21–14 Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:34
  • SIU – 2:06 Keontez Lewis 57 yard run, Paul Geelen kick
    SIU 28–14 Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:38
  • SIU – 0:00 Ryan Schwendeman 1 yard pass from DJ Williams, Paul Geelen kick
    SIU 35–14 Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 0:44
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • UIW – 14:44 Zach Calzada 23 yard run, Brack Peacock kick
    SIU 35–21 Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 2:30
  • UIW – 5:03 Jalen Walthall 25 yard pass from Zach Calzada, Brack Peacock kick
    SIU 35–28 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:53
Statistics UIW SIU
First downs 25 23
Total yards 437 543
Rushing yards 71 207
Passing yards 366 336
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–54–1 22–32–1
Time of possession 30:39 29:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing Zach Calzada 35/54, 366 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dekalon Taylor 8 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Roy Alexander 10 receptions, 117 yards
Southern Illinois Passing DJ Williams 19/27, 301 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing DJ Williams 12 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Keontez Lewis 8 receptions, 148 yards, TD

No. 21 Southeast Missouri State

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See also: 2024 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Game Four – No. 21 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (2–1) vs No. 7 Southern Illinois Salukis (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Redhawks 0 0 000
No. 7 Salukis 0 0 000

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SEMO SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeast Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 5 South Dakota

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See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team
Game Five – No. 17 Southern Illinois Salukis (2–2) vs No. 5 South Dakota Coyotes (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Salukis 0 0 000
No. 5 Coyotes 0 0 000

at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD

  • Date: September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,706
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU USD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 19 Illinois State

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See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team
Game Six – No. 19 Illinois State Redbirds (3–2) vs No. 18 Southern Illinois Salukis (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Redbirds 0 0 000
No. 18 Salukis 0 0 000

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

  • Date: October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ILST SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 2 North Dakota State

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See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team
Game Seven – No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (5–1) vs Southern Illinois Salukis (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Bison 7 7 3724
Salukis 0 3 003

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

  • Date: October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,610
  • Referee: David Hergert
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:55) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 6-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:47; North Dakota State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (5:17) SIU – Paul Geelen 50-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 5:34; North Dakota State 7–3)
  • (0:31) NDSU – Chris Harris 11-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; North Dakota State 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (5:49) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:26; North Dakota State 17–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:09) NDSU – CharMar Brown 9-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 7:03; North Dakota State 24–3)
Statistics NDSU SIU
First downs 22 14
Total yards 363 187
Rushing yards 163 35
Passing yards 200 152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–25–0 15–27–1
Time of possession 35:29 24:31
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/24, 193 yards, TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 20 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 5 receptions, 63 yards
Southern Illinois Passing Jake Curry 15/27, 152 yards, INT
Rushing Keontez Lewis 2 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Allen Middleton 5 receptions, 60 yards

at Indiana State

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See also: 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Game Eight – Southern Illinois Salukis (2–5) vs Indiana State Sycamores (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Salukis 0 0 000
Sycamores 0 0 000

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

  • Date: October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU ISU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Missouri State

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See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team
Game Nine – Southern Illinois Salukis (2–6) at Missouri State Bears (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Salukis 0 0 000
Bears 0 0 000

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Youngstown State

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See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Game Ten – Youngstown State Penguins (3–7) vs Southern Illinois Salukis (2–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Penguins 0 0 000
Salukis 0 0 000

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

  • Date: November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics YSU SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Youngstown State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 3 South Dakota State

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See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
Game Eleven – Southern Illinois Salukis (0–0) at No. 3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Salukis 0 0 000
No. 3 Jackrabbits 0 0 000

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Murray State

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See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team
Game Twelve – Murray State Racers (0–0) at Southern Illinois Salukis (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Racers 0 0 000
Salukis 0 0 000

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MURR SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Murray State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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