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2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–4 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (6th season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Youngstown State $^   6 - 1     11 - 3  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 - 2     9 - 4  
No. 17 Northern Iowa   5 - 2     7 - 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^   4 - 3     9 - 4  
Western Kentucky   4 - 3     6 - 5  
Western Illinois   2 - 5     5 - 6  
Missouri State   1 - 6     2 - 9  
Indiana State   1 - 6     1 - 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 9–4 record overall and a 4–3 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Tennessee–Martin before losing to Montana in the quarterfinals.[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]

Zeitplan

DateZeitOpponentRankWebsiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31Lock Haven*No. 17W 49–09,636[3]
September 16at Indiana*No. 16MediacomW 35–2831,156[4]
September 23at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*No. 10W 48–163,910[5]
September 30Indiana StateNo. 10
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 55–313,524[6]
October 7Western IllinoisdaggerNo. 9
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 31–2413,721[7]
October 14at No. 5 Illinois StateNo. 7L 10–3717,237[8]
October 21Western KentuckyNo. 13
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 24–2711,024[9]
October 28at Missouri StateNo. 19W 27–1710,180[10]
November 4at Youngstown StateNo. 12L 24–3114,095[11]
November 113:00 p.m.No. 12 Northern IowaNo. 14
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 47–237,422[12]
November 18Southern Utah*No. 11
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 59–05,535[13]
November 25No. 12 Tennessee–Martin*No. 10
W 36–305,694[14]
December 21:30 p.m.at No. 2 Montana*No. 10
KPAXL 3–2018,883[15]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. December 19, 2006. p. 5C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Klee, Paul (September 1, 2006). "Opening Statement". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Marot, Michael (September 17, 2006). "IU can't win 1 for Hoeppner". The Republic. Associated Press. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Hefferman, Todd (September 24, 2006). "Hill provides the highlights". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Winkeler, Les (October 1, 2006). "Gateway Drubbing". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Whitlock leads SIU". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 8, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 15, 2006). "Drone Steers ISU To Big Win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Toppers rally past Salukis". Messenger-Inquirer. Associated Press. October 22, 2006. p. 6B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 29, 2006). "Mistakes doom Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Winkeler, Les (November 5, 2006). "Crushing Defeat". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Gray, Rob (November 12, 2006). "Northern Iowa is thoroughly beaten by Southern Illinois". Des Moines Register. p. 4C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Winkeler, Les (November 19, 2006). "SIU keeps playoff hopes alive". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "SIU mounts late rally to advance". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 26, 2006. p. C8. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Neighbor, Fritz (December 3, 2006). "Get along, lil' doggies". The Missoulian. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.