2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
Record12–2 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (7th season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^   6 0     12 1  
No. 3 Southern Illinois ^   5 1     12 2  
No. 16 Youngstown State   3 3     7 4  
Western Illinois   3 3     6 5  
Missouri State   2 4     6 5  
Illinois State   2 4     4 7  
Indiana State   0 6     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 12–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois and UMass before losing to Delaware in the semifinals.[1] Southern Illinois was ranked No. 3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.[2]

  1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 78. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Three Gateway Teams Ranked in Final Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

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