Year: | 2007 |
Team: | Southern Illinois Salukis |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Gateway Football Conference |
Short Conf: | Gateway |
Tsnrank: | 3 |
Record: | 12–2 |
Conf Record: | 5–1 |
Head Coach: | Jerry Kill |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Off Coach: | Matt Limegrover |
Oc Year: | 7th |
Def Coach: | Tracy Claeys |
Dc Year: | 7th |
Stadium: | McAndrew Stadium |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I Semifinal |
Bowl Result: | L 17–20 vs. Delaware |
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]