2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-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 5–2 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois before losing to Appalachian State in the quarterfinals.^[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.^[2]

2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 24–38 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 7
Record	9–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach	Jerry Kill (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tracy Claeys (5th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
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2005 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Northern Iowa +^		5	–	2					11	–	4
No. 7 Southern Illinois +^		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 14 Youngstown State +		5	–	2					8	–	3
No. 22 Illinois State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					6	–	5
Western Illinois		3	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		2	–	5					4	–	6
Indiana State		0	–	7					0	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Southeast Missouri State*	No. 5	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 58–23	10,100	^[3]
September 10	Union (KY)*	No. 4	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 82–7	9,557	^[4]
September 17	at Western Michigan*	No. 1	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 28–34	24,497	^[5]
October 1	Missouri State	No. 2	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 30–23 ^OT	13,140	^[6]
October 8	at Western Illinois	No. 2	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 34–24	10,112	^[7]
October 15	Illinois State	No. 1	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 35–61	11,381	^[8]
October 22	at Indiana State	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 42–20	3,714	^[9]
October 27	at No. 1 Western Kentucky	No. 8	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	W 31–20	10,701	^[10]
November 5	No. 15 Youngstown State	No. 5	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 31–17	8,017	^[11]
November 12	at No. 14 Northern Iowa	No. 4	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 24–25	15,536	^[12]
November 19	No. 20 North Dakota State*	No. 11	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 9–0	5,809	^[13]
November 26	at No. 19 Eastern Illinois*	No. 8	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 21–6	2,896	^[14]
December 3	at No. 5 Appalachian State*	No. 8	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 24–38	11,108	^[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
2. "Sports Network NCAA Div. I-AA Poll". Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. December 20, 2005. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Klee, Paul (September 2, 2005). "Salukis rip rival". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Klee, Paul (September 11, 2005). "Line of Defense". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "WMU ends losing skid". The Herald-Palladium. Associated Press. September 18, 2005. p. 3B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Boyce, David (October 2, 2005). "Southern Illinois beats Missouri State in matchup of Liberty QBs". The Kansas City Star. p. C8. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Klee, Paul (October 9, 2005). "Salukis get it done at Western". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Reinhardt, Randy (October 16, 2005). "Redbirds rock No. 1 team". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Salukis give Sycamores another loss". Belleville News-Democrat. Associated Press. October 23, 2005. p. D5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Grant, Michael (October 28, 2005). "Western mistakes costly vs. Salukis". The Courier-Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Klee, Paul (November 6, 2005). "And the beat goes on". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Newhoff, Doug (November 13, 2005). "Unbelieva-ball!". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Klee, Paul (November 20, 2005). "D-E-F-E-N-S-E". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
14. Hanley, Reid (November 27, 2005). "Salukis start sluggish, finish with a flourish". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:5. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
15. Cary, Kevin (December 4, 2005). "Salukis take bait vs. Appalachian State". The Charlotte Observer. p. 12C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.