2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eight-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis played their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 17–20OT at Idaho
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 14
FCS Coaches	No. 17
Record	8–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Blake Rolan (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Antonio James (1st season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 4 South Dakota ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 3 North Dakota State ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
No. 19 Youngstown State ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 16 North Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northern Iowa		5	–	3					6	–	5
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Missouri State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Indiana State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Western Illinois		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of November 16, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Austin Peay*		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 49–23	8,327
September 9	2:30 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*	No. 24	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	W 14–11	13,114
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Southeast Missouri State*	No. 15	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	W 26–25	8,613
September 30	4:00 p.m.	Missouri State*	No. 10	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 33–20	10,359
October 7	5:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	No. 6	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 3–31	9,767
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Murray State	No. 13	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	W 27–6	15,868
October 21	2:00 p.m.	No. 1 South Dakota State	No. 12	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 10–17	11,927
October 28	3:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	No. 11	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 63–0	2,636
November 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 South Dakota	No. 10	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 7–14	7,106
November 11	2:30 p.m.	at No. 12 North Dakota State	No. 11	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 10–34	14,191
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Indiana State	No. 16	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 38–9	4,812
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Nicholls*	No. 14	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 35–0	4,576
December 2	9:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Idaho*	No. 14	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN2	L 17–20 OT	9,224
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time