2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record9–4 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (6th season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Youngstown State $^   6 1     11 3  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 2     9 4  
No. 17 Northern Iowa   5 2     7 4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^   4 3     9 4  
Western Kentucky   4 3     6 5  
Western Illinois   2 5     5 6  
Missouri State   1 6     2 9  
Indiana State   1 6     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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 4–3 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Tennessee–Martin before losing to Montana 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. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. December 19, 2006. p. 5C. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.