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2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
| 2005 Southern Illinois Salukis football |
|---|
| Gateway Football Conference |
| No. 7 |
| 9–4 (5–2 Gateway) |
| Jerry Kill (5th season) |
| Matt Limegrover (5th season) |
| Tracy Claeys (5th season) |
| McAndrew Stadium |
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. Southern Illinois was ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State* | No. 5 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | W 58–23 | 10,100 | ||
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Union (KY)* | No. 4 | McAndrew StadiumCarbondale, IL | W 82–7 | 9,557 | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan* | No. 1 | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | L 28–34 | 24,497 | ||
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 2 | McAndrew StadiumCarbondale, IL | W 30–23 OT | 13,140 | ||
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | No. 2 | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | W 34–24 | 10,112 | ||
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Illinois State | No. 1 | McAndrew StadiumCarbondale, IL | L 35–61 | 11,381 | ||
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 10 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | W 42–20 | 3,714 | ||
| October 27 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Western Kentucky | No. 8 | L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | W 31–20 | 10,701 | ||
| November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 15 Youngstown State | No. 5 | McAndrew StadiumCarbondale, IL | W 31–17 | 8,017 | ||
| November 12 | 5:05 p.m. | at No. 14 Northern Iowa | No. 4 | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | L 24–25 | 15,536 | ||
| November 19 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 20 North Dakota State* | No. 11 | McAndrew StadiumCarbondale, IL | W 9–0 | 5,809 | ||
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Eastern Illinois* | No. 8 | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL (NCAA Division I-AA First Round) | W 21–6 | 2,896 | ||
| December 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Appalachian State* | No. 8 | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal) | ESPNU | L 24–38 | 11,108 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |
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