2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois received an at-large berth in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they beat South Dakota in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State in the second round. The team played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record8–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Rolan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJason Petrino (3rd season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 1     14 1  
No. 14 Missouri State ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 18 South Dakota ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 4 South Dakota State ^   5 3     11 4  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^   4 4     6 6  
Indiana State   3 5     5 6  
North Dakota   3 5     5 6  
Western Illinois   2 6     2 9  
Illinois State   2 6     4 7  
Youngstown State   2 6     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.at Southeast Missouri State*No. 7ESPN+W 47–214,075
September 116:00 p.m.at Kansas State*No. 8ESPN+L 23–3147,628
September 186:00 p.m.Dayton*No. 8ESPN+W 55–37,338
September 252:00 pmIllinois StateNo. 7
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+W 35–178,618
October 23:00 p.m.at Western IllinoisNo. 7ESPN+W 31–30 OT4,107
October 92:00 p.m.at No. 2 South Dakota StateNo. 8ESPN+W 42–41 OT12,216
October 162:00 p.m.No. 22 North DakotaNo. 4
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3W 31–2810,644
October 304:00 p.m.at No. 16 Northern IowaNo. 3ESPN+L 16–235,902
November 612:00 p.m.No. 17 Missouri StateNo. 7
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 28–387,176
November 1312:00 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 15ESPN3W 47–213,265
November 2012:00 p.m.Youngstown StateNo. 17
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 18–354,935
November 275:00 p.m.at No. 17 South Dakota*No. 21ESPN+W 22–103,597
December 42:30 p.m.at No. 3 North Dakota State*No. 21
ESPN+L 7–3812,557

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