2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway co-champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–4 (5–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (5th season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Gateway Football Conference standings
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

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]

  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.