Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Football hosts Western Illinois on Homecoming Saturday
10/06/2006 | 12:00:00 | Football
Oct. 6, 2006
By Jeff Honza
www.SIUSalukis.com
Date:Saturday, October 7, 2006
Kickoff Time:1:37 p.m., CST
Site:McAndrew Stadium (17,000)
The Series:WIU leads, 33-14-4
Coaches:Jerry Kill (87-51 overall, 38-26 at SIU, 22-14 in the
Gateway); Don Patterson (53-33 overall, 53-33 at WIU, 27-21 in the Gateway)
Television:Fox College Sports (live); FSN Midwest (tape delayed at 6:30 p.m.)
Radio:95.1 FM: Mike Reis, Gene Green, Joel Sambursky
Audio Webcast:www.siusalukis.com
SalukiVision:www.siusalukis.com
Live Stats:www.siusalukis.com
It's Homecoming at SIU
Southern Illinois is 21-22 all-time over homecoming weekend dating back to 1963. The Salukis hosted Western Illinois seven times as part of homecoming, and are 1-6 in those contests. SIU has won on homecoming in each of the last five years. In fact, the Dawgs' last homecoming loss was to the Leathernecks (42-17) in 2000.
Salukis go for fifth-straight win against Leathernecks
SIU looks to post its fifth-straight win against WIU. The Leathernecks, who at one time, won a league record 18-straight games against the Dawgs, own a 33-14-4 series lead. WIU's 33 wins are the most any Gateway Conference opponent has against SIU. However, the Salukis have taken the last four meetings, winning by scores of 54-52 (2002), 37-32 (2003), 66-13 (2004) and 34-24 (2005).
