2020 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2020 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 14
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record6–4 (3–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Rolan (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJason Petrino (2nd season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 South Dakota State +^   5 1     8 2  
No. 12 Missouri State +^   5 1     5 5  
No. 7 North Dakota ^   4 1     5 2  
No. 6 North Dakota State ^   5 2     7 3  
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^   3 3     6 4  
Northern Iowa   3 4     3 4  
South Dakota   1 3     1 3  
Illinois State   1 3     1 3  
Western Illinois   1 5     1 5  
Youngstown State   1 6     1 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois received an at-large berth in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Weber State in the first round before losing to the eventual national runner-up, South Dakota State in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.