Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Football ranked #4 in Sports Network poll
11/07/2005 | 12:00:00 | Football
Nov. 7, 2005
Southern Illinois can win the Gateway Conference outright and secure the league's automatic playoff bid with a victory against Northern Iowa (6-3, 4-2) Saturday at the UNI Dome. The game will be televised live by Mediacom cable. The announcers for the game are Mike Trude and Thad Jackson, and kickoff is at 5 p.m.
For a school-record 33rd-straight week, the Saluki football team is ranked in the top 10 in the nation, checking in at #4 in this week's Sports Network poll. Southern Illinois (7-2, 5-1) has been ranked in the top 10 every week dating back to Oct. 6, 2003.
For the first time in school history, the Salukis have won three-straight conference championships (2003, 2004, 2005). They clinched at least a share of the Gateway Conference title with Saturday's win over Youngstown State.
This Week's Saluki Football Podcasts
- Interview with Joel Sambursky (Nov. 10, 2005)
- Interview with Matt Limegrover (Nov. 9, 2005)
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format
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Sports Network Top 25
1. New Hampshire (57)
2. Hampton (44)
3. Montana (4)
4. Southern Illinois
5. Massachusetts
6. Furman
7. Texas State
8. Appalachian State (3)
9. Coastal Carolina
10. Georgia Southern
11. Montana State
12. Western Kentucky
13. Lehigh
14. Northern Iowa
15. Cal Poly
16. Grambling State
17. South Carolina State
18. Richmond
19. Youngstown State
20. Brown
21. Eastern Washington
22. North Dakota State
23. Eastern Illinois
24. William & Mary
25. James Madison
Dropped Out: No. 21 UC Davis
Others receiving votes (in order of points, minimum of five required): Illinois State 158, Nicholls State 157, Weber State 68, Princeton 60, Alabama A & M 57, Colgate 40, UC Davis 34, Western Carolina 32, Jacksonville State 32, San Diego 29, McNeese State 24, Hofstra 23, Idaho State 19, Lafayette 17, Stephen F. Austin 16, Towson 12, Alabama State 12, South Dakota State 9, Chattanooga 8, Northwestern State 5
