Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Football moves to sixth in FCS Coaches Poll
09/10/2007 | 12:00:00 | Football
Sept. 10, 2007
By Jeff Honza
www.SIUSalukis.com
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois University moved up four spots in the Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll this week.
The Salukis, who knocked off FBS (formerly IA) opponent Northern Illinois on the road on Sept. 8, are among the top-six teams in the country for the first time since ranking fourth on Nov. 7, 2005.
Prior to this week, SIU had gone 18-straight weeks garnering a ranking of no higher than seventh in the poll.
In other news . . .
The College Sporting News named SIU quarterback Nick Hill as one of its National Players of the Week Monday. Hill, also named the Gateway's Co-Offensive Player-of-the-Week, joined North Dakota State RB Tyler Roehl, James Madison LB Justin Barnes and Prairie View A&M's Vallice Ford and Riante Jones (Special Teams) as the CSN's All-Stars of the Week.
