SIU vs. MSU: Notes & Links

Saturday, September 17

Carbondale, Ill.

6:00 PM

Southern Illinois University

Murray St.

09/13/2016 | 5:42:00 | Football

Southern Illinois (1-1, 0-0 MVFC) vs. Murray State (0-2, 0-0 OVC)
Date & Time	Sept. 17, 2016 \| 6 p.m. CT
Location	Carbondale, Ill. \| Saluki Stadium (15,000 // FieldTurf) \| Weather
Run With Us	877-SALUKIS \| SIUSalukis.com \| Promotions \| Family Weekend \| Black Out Cancer
Video Stream	ESPN3 with Darren Kinnard (play-by-play), Mike Trude (analysis) and Danny Valle (sideline)
Live Stats	Sidearm Stats
Radio	Saluki Sports Network with Mike Reis (play-by-play), Gene Green (analysis) and Connor James (analysis)
Audio Stream	Saluki All-Access (Free all season)
Southern Illinois	Game Notes \| Stats \| Media Guide
Murray State	Game Notes \| Stats \| Media Guide
MVFC	Weekly Notes \| Stats
All-Time Series	Overall: MSU leads, 10-8-2 \| In Carbondale: SIU leads, 6-2-2 \| Streak: SIU W1 \| Last Meeting: SIU 32-7
Social Media	@SIU_Football \| @SIUSalukis \| Saluki Football

QUICK HITS

Southern Illinois hosts Murray State at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, September 17, at Saluki Stadium.
The SIU-MSU rivalry dates back to 1927, but the teams have only played 20 times in those 90 years.
Billy Reed is two receiving yards away from cracking the top-20 list for career receiving yards at SIU. Reed eclipsed 1,000 career receiving yards in the season opener at Florida Atlantic.
SIU head coach Nick Hill earned his first collegiate coaching victory last week with a 30-22 win over Southeast Missouri.
SIU is 29-7 under the lights in Carbondale since 2002. The Salukis have won eight of their last nine games under the lights in Carbondale, including four-straight.
Lights were reinstalled at McAndrew Stadium in 2002. The sixth game under the new lights was against Murray State in 2003--the last time the two schools faced each other.
Including his stats at Stillman, quarterback Josh Straughan surpassed 6,000 career passing yards last week.
SIU will wear special black jerseys for the sixth annual Black Out Cancer game, which benefits Southern Illinois Healthcare. Winning bidders have the opportunity to put the name of their choosing on the backs of the jerseys, often honoring a loved one affected by cancer.

SALUKIS HOST MURRAY STATE IN RENEWED RIVALRY

SIU hosts regional rival Murray State at Saluki Stadium on September 17 at 6 p.m. CT.
SIU and Murray State have not met in football since 2003. The rivalry dates back to 1927, but the schools have only played 20 times in the last 90 years.
SIU holds a 6-2-2 advantage in games played in Carbondale. The Salukis last hosted Murray in 2003, a 32-7 SIU win.
SIU is hosting Family Weekend on the Carbondale campus.
The Salukis are also hosting the sixth-annual Black Out Cancer game, which raises money for Southern Illinois Healthcare's comprehensive cancer treatment center in southern Illinois.
Fans were able to bid on SIU's custom-made black jerseys in the weeks leading up to the game. Winning bidders were awarded a jersey and given the option to place the name of their choosing on the back of the jersey. Most choose to honor a loved one affected by cancer.
All proceeds benefit Southern Illinois Healthcare. For more information, visit SalukisBlackOutCancer.com.
For more information about Family Weekend, visit FamilyWeekend.siu.edu or email family@siu.edu.
After the game, the Salukis will fire off a fireworks display at the Stadium.

HILL'S FIRST WIN

SIU head coach Nick Hill earned his first win as a collegiate head coach last weekend. The Salukis beat Southeast Missouri, 30-22.
With Hill's win, Saluki coaches improved to 10-11 in their home debuts.
More than 10,000 fans came out to watch Hill's home debut, the third-biggest home crowd for a non-Family Weekend and non-Homecoming game in the last five years (19 such games):
1.) SEMO (2014), 10,385
2.) Eastern Illinois (2013), 10,038
3.) SEMO (2016), 10,003
Saluki Hall-of-Famers Jerry Kill and Carl Mauck were on the sideline and in the locker room after the win.

DAWGS AT NIGHT

SIU won another home night game last weekend vs. Southeast Missouri. Since lights were re-installed for Saluki Football prior to the 2002 season, the Salukis are 29-7 under the lights at home.
Since the start of the 2014 season, Southern has won eight of its last nine home night games, including four in a row.
Last year, SIU was 3-0 in home night games, and two of those wins came over ranked opponents.
The last time SIU met Murray State, September 13, 2003, was the sixth night game under the new lights at McAndrew Stadium. SIU won, 32-7.

WE WILL PROTECT THIS ROCK

SIU has lost only one turnover through two games, which is tied for sixth in the FCS.
Among teams who have played at least two games, it's tied for fourth.
Only 20 teams nationally have played two games and lost one or fewer turnovers.
SIU is one of 26 teams in the nation to have zero interceptions.
Last year, Southern Illinois had 25 turnovers, which ranked 105th of 123 FCS teams.

APPROACHING MILESTONES

Chase Allen is 1.5 tackles for loss away from 20 in his career.
Allen is nine tackles away from 275 in his career. He will become the 18th player in program history to reach 275 tackles.
Daquan Isom is 379 yards away from 2,000 all-purpose yards in his career. He has 1,621 all-purpose yards in 11 career games.
Isom has 698 career rushing yards, 52 away from 750 career yards.
Josh Straughan is 368 yards passing away from 1,000 yards passing this season. He averaged 316 yards over the first two weeks.
Including his statistics from Stillman College, Straughan surpassed 6,000 career passing yards last week vs. SEMO.
Billy Reed is 16 catches away from 100. He is on pace to become the 13th player in program history to eclipse 100 career catches.
Reed is two receiving yards away from cracking the top-20 in program history. Reed surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards in the season opener at Florida Atlantic.
Jimmy Jones surpassed 500 career receiving yards last week. Darrell James (426), Daquan Isom (455) and Israel Lamprakes (493) are all approaching 500 career receiving yards.