2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team explained

Year:	2018
Team:	Southern Illinois Salukis
Sport:	football
Conference:	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Short Conf:	MVFC
Record:	2–9
Conf Record:	1–7
Head Coach:	Nick Hill
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	John Van Dam
Oc Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	Kraig Paulson
Dc Year:	3rd
Stadium:	Saluki Stadium

The 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Preseason

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Redbirds predicted to finish in eighth place.^[1]

1	North Dakota State	390 (39)
2	South Dakota State	270
3	Northern Iowa	258
4	Youngstown State	248
5	Illinois State	248
6	South Dakota	206
7	Western Illinois	163
8	Southern Illinois	139
9	Missouri State	90
10	Indiana State	41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Salukis placed four players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.^[2]

Offense

1st team

Darrell James – WRDefense

1st team

Jeremy Chinn – DB

Lane Reazin – P

2nd team

Anthony Knighton – DL

Schedule

^[3]

Game summaries

At Murray State

See also: 2018 Murray State Racers football team.

At Ole Miss

See also: 2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team.

Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2018 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team.

South Dakota

See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

At Youngstown State

See also: 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team.

At Illinois State

See also: 2018 Illinois State Redbirds football team.

Indiana State

See also: 2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team.

At Missouri State

See also: 2018 Missouri State Bears football team.

Western Illinois

See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.

South Dakota State

See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

At North Dakota State

See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title.
2. Web site: Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference.
3. News: . 2018 Football Schedule . Southern Illinois University Athletics . . September 29, 2022 .