2001 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2001 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 1–10 record overall and a 1–6 record in conference play.^[1]

2001 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	1–10 (1–6 Gateway)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (1st season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^		5	–	2					8	–	4
No. 15 Youngstown State		5	–	2					8	–	3
Western Illinois		4	–	3					5	–	5
Southwest Missouri State		3	–	4					6	–	5
Indiana State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Illinois State		2	–	5					2	–	9
Southern Illinois		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Southeast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 5–24	9,822	^[2]
September 15	at Ball State*	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	Canceled		^[3]
September 22	Murray State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 20–24	11,675	^[4]
September 29	at No. 13 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 21–38	13,744	^[5]
October 6	Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 23–17	9,830	^[6]
October 13	at No. 15 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–19	13,455	^[7]
October 20	No. 9 Eastern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 21–49	5,150	^[8]
October 27	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 14–20	4,533	^[9]
November 3	No. 10 Youngstown State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–31	2,090	^[10]
November 10	Southwest Missouri State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 24–25	2,140	^[11]
November 17	at No. 12 Western Kentucky	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 6–36	5,800	^[12]
November 24	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	L 12–56	7,321	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
2. Cunningham, Steve (September 9, 2001). "New Dawgs up to old tricks". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Cunningham, Steve (September 14, 2001). "Salukis' game vs. Ball State canceled". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Cunningham, Steve (September 23, 2001). "Gaining ground?". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Cunningham, Steve (September 30, 2001). "Dawgs bark, but can't bite off a win against Western". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Reinhardt, Randy (October 7, 2001). "ISU still can't earn first win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Newhoff, Doug (October 14, 2001). "Special effects". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Taylor runs wild in EIU win". Herald and Review. October 21, 2001. p. C10. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Cunningham, Steve (October 28, 2001). "Sycamores stumble past the Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Cunningham, Steve (November 4, 2001). "Penguins dump Salukis, 31-7". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 6B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Cunningham, Steve (November 11, 2001). "SMS stuns Dawgs". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Pickens, Jim (November 18, 2001). "Toppers throttle Salukis". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 1B. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Conine, Chad (November 25, 2001). "Baylor closes impressively". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 15C. Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.