SIU at Purdue: Game Notes and Links
Sept. 15, 2014
| No. 13/16 Southern Illinois (3-0) at Purdue (1-2) | |
| Date | Sept. 20, 2014 |
| Time | 11 a.m. CDT |
| Location | West Lafayette, Ind. -- Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236) |
| TV | Big Ten Network with Chris Denari (play-by-play), J Leman (analysis) and Evan Fitzgerald (reporter) |
| TV Channels | BTN GameFinder | BTN2Go CARBONDALE Channels: DirecTV: Ch. 610-1 (SD & HD) | DISH: Ch. 588 (SD), 5441 (HD), & 405-2 (Hopper) |
| Tickets | From SIU | From Purdue | SIU Alumni Tailgate Information | Seating Chart | Parking Map |
| Live Stats | GameTracker |
| Radio | Saluki Sports Network with Mike Reis (play-by-play), Gene Green (analysis) and Connor James (analysis) |
| Audio Stream | Via SIUSalukis.com (Free) |
| Game Notes | Southern Illinois | Purdue | MVC |
| Season Stats | Southern Illinois | Purdue | MVC |
| All-Time Series | First Meeting |
| Series Streak | First Meeting |
| Social Media | @SIU_Football  | @SIUSalukis  | Saluki Football  |
QUICK HITS
- No. 14/20 Southern Illinois travels to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on Big Ten foe Purdue on Saturday at 11 a.m. CDT. The game will be televised on Big Ten Network.
- Missouri Valley Football Conference teams are 2-49 all-time against Big Ten teams. SIU owns one of those wins, beating Indiana in 2006. North Dakota State has the other MVFC win, beating Minnesota in 2011.
- SIU has three wins against FBS teams since transitioning to the FCS before the 1982 season. The Salukis beat New Mexico State in 1983, Indiana in 2006 and Northern Illinois in 2007.
- SIU started the season 3-0 for the first time since 2007.
- Mark Iannotti was named the MVFC Newcomer of the Week after tying an SIU record with six touchdownpasses in SIU's 50-23 win over Southeast Missouri on Saturday.
- The Salukis rank fourth in the FCS in scoring offense (44.3) and 14th in scoring defense (14.7).
- The Salukis also rank in the top-10 in the FCS in six other categories: third-downconversion percentage (5th, 59.4%), completion percentage (3rd, 72%), fumbles recovered (5th, 5), passing efficiency (3rd, 181.21), sacks per game (9th, 3.67) and turnovers gained (6th, 8).
NO. 13/16 SALUKIS AT PURDUE
- SIU closes non-conference play with a trip to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on Big Ten foe Purdue at 11 a.m. CDT on Big Ten Network.
- Southern Illinois and Purdue are meeting for the first time in their history.
- The game will be televised on Big Ten Network, with Chris Denari, J Leman and Evan Fitzgerald calling the game.
- SIU is looking for its first win over an FBS opponent under head coach Dale Lennon and the program's first since winning games against FBS teams in back-to-back years in 2006 and 2007.
- The Missouri Valley Football Conference is 2-49 all-time against Big Ten schools. SIU has one of those two wins, beating Indiana 35-28 in 2006. North Dakota State has the conference's other win after beating Minnesota in 2011.
- SIU is 3-26 against FBS programs since joining the FCS before the 1982 season. SIU beat New Mexico State in 1983, Indiana in 2006 and Northern Illinois in 2007.
- Since 2002, seven of SIU's 11 games against FBS programs have been one-possession games, with the final margin being eight points or fewer. Three of Southern's losses in that span were by three or fewer points.
- The MVFC has 37 wins over FBS programs since 1985.
SALUKIS START SEASON 3-0
- Southern Illinois is 3-0 for the first time under head coach Dale Lennon. It's Southern's first 3-0 start since 2007.
- Dating back to the final two games of last year, SIU is riding a five-game winning streak, which is the second-longest streak in the FCS, trailing only North Dakota State's FCS-record 27-game winning streak.
- SIU is off to a 3-0 start for the 15th time in program history.
- SIU blanked Taylor 45-0 in the season-opener, which was also head coach Dale Lennon's first game at SIU also serving as defensive coordinator.
- Malcolm Agnew scored on the first play of the season. After the opening kickoff vs. Taylor went out of bounds, Agnew took a handoff 65 yards for a touchdown. Agnew ended with 207 all-purpose yards and three TDs on just eight touches.
- The Salukis upset then-No. 14 Eastern Illinois on the road thanks to a dominant second half. SIU trailed the Panthers 21-14 at halftime but outscored EIU 24-0 in the second half to win going away.
- SIU outgained EIU 155 yards-to-11 in the third quarter and won the time of possession battle in the second half 18:54-to-11:06.
SALUKIS EARN WEEKLY HONORS
- Four SIU players have earned weekly honors from the MVFC already this year.
- Senior linebacker Tyler Williamson and senior placekicker Thomas Kinney earned weekly honors from the MVFC after SIU's 38-21 win at No. 14 EIU. Mark Iannotti (Newcomer) and Tanner Crum (Offensive Line) earned honors after the 50-23 win vs. Southeast Missouri.
- Williamson was named MVFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording 11 tackles--including seven solo stops and a sack--and leading the defense to a second-half shutout of the Panthers.
- Thomas Kinney hit a 50-yard field goal against the wind to give SIU a two-score lead in the third quarter, becoming just the second player in school history with two career 50-yard field goals. He also went 5-for-5 on extra points and had three touchbacks on kickoffs.
- Mark Iannotti tied a 15-year-old school record with six touchdown passes against SEMO. He was 15-for-21 with 225 yards, six touchdowns and one intercpetion.
- Tanner Crum was named MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week after the SEMO win. Crum's o-line didn't allow a sack and paved the way for SIU's 240 yards rushing and 265 yards of total offense.
SALUKIS HIGH IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
- SIU ranks in the top-10 in the FCS in eight statistical categories.
- Most notably, SIU ranks fourth in the FCS in scoring offense (44.3 ppg). The Salukis rank just outside the top 10 (14th) in scoring defense (14.7).
- SIU also ranks in the top 10 nationally in team passing efficiency (3rd, 181.21), completion percentage (3rd, 71.6%), third-down conversion percentage (5th, 59.4%), punt return defense (5th, 0.0), fumbles recovered (5th, 5), turnovers gained (6th, 8) and sacks per game (9th, 3.67).
- The Salukis also rank just outside the top 10 in sacks allowed per game (11th, 0.67), fewest penalty yards per game (13th, 39.3), total offense (463.3 yards per game), first down offense (15th, 68), punt returning (14th, 18.3) and rushing offense (18th, 223.3 yards per game).
- Mark Iannotti ranks second in the FCS in passing touchdowns (10), second in points responsible for (62), third in passing efficiency (185.5), third in completion percentage (71.8%) and 14th in yards per pass attempt (9.0).
- Malcolm Agnew ranks second nationally in rushing TDs (6), third in scoring (16.0 ppg), fourth in rushing yards (450), fifth in points responsible for (48), sixth in yards per carry (8.04), and sixth in all-purpose yards per game (194.33).
- LaSteven McKinney ranks seventh nationally in punt return average (18.6).
- MyCole Pruitt ranks eighth nationally in receiving touchdowns with three.
SALUKIS STILL MOVING UP IN TOP 25
- The Salukis are ranked No. 13 in the FCS Coaches Poll and No. 16 in The Sports Network Media Poll heading into the week.
- SIU began the season unranked in both polls. After the season-opening 45-0 win over Taylor, Southern was ranked No. 25 in the Coaches' poll but remained unranked in the Media poll. SIU was ranked in both polls after its 38-21 win at No. 14 Eastern Illinois.
- Before this season, the last time SIU was ranked was Oct. 3, 2011.
- SIU is 88-33 all-time when ranked in the top 25 in the coaches poll, including a 27-12 mark under head coach Dale Lennon.
- Southern was picked fifth in the preseason MVFC poll. The Salukis have finished tied for third or better in the league nine times in the last 11 seasons.
SALUKIS BREAKING BIG PLAYS
- SIU have 19 big plays through three games this season (20-yard plays from scrimmage or 35-yard kick returns). Opponents have just 12.
- The longest play the Saluki defense has allowed has been 29 yards. SIU's offense has 10 plays longer than 30 yards, plus a kick and punt return.
- SIU has eight big-play touchdowns; opponents have just one.
- For more information on SIU big plays, see page 22.
RETURNING PLAYERS
- Southern has 18 starters returning from 2013.
- The Salukis have seven starters returning on offense, losing QB Kory Faulkner, WR John Lantz, FB Ray Agnew and OL Jarien Moreland.
- On defense, Southern Illinois returns eight starters, losing only LB Bryan Presume and CB Terrell Wilson.
- Southern returns 15 of the 22 players on last year's defensive two-deep, including all six defensive linemen.
- Sixteen of SIU's top 23 tacklers from 2013 return for the 2014 season but lost top tackler Bryan Presume (104 tackles).
TEAM DEFENSIVE NOTES
- SIU has only given up three points through three games this year. SIU is outscoring opponents 49-3 in the second half.
- Southern Illinois had a fourth-down goal-line stand last week against SEMO. The offense ran out the final 9:40 of the clock after the defense made the stand.
- The Salukis have recorded at least one sack in 53 of the last 55 games.
- SIU has also recorded at least 5.0 tackles for loss in 20 of the last 25 games, including all three games this year.
- In just three games, Southern's diverse defense has already had 12 players record at least a half-TFL. Ten players have been in on a sack.
- The Salukis ranked second in the MVFC and 17th nationally last year in rushing defense at 122.8 yards per game. SIU is allowing just 117.7 yards per game rushing this season.
- SIU held last year's FBS opponent, Illinois, to negative 19 rushing yards in the first half and just 49 rushing yards for the game on 1.6 yards per carry.
- Southern held six opponents to fewer than 100 yards rushing and five opponents to 53 yards or fewer on the ground in 2013.
- Only one opponent in the last 42 games has rushed for more than 200 yards against the Saluki defense; the Saluki offense has eclipsed 200 yards rushing 16 times in that span, including twice this year.
TEAM OFFENSIVE NOTES
- SIU has started fast, scoring 49 points in the first quarter. The Salukis are outscoring opponents 49-10 in the opening quarter after three games.
- SIU has scored 38 or more points in all three games in 2014. The last time SIU scored 38+ points in three-straight games was 2009.
- SIU's offensive line picked up where they left off last season. After leading the MVFC in fewest sacks allowed in 2013, Southern has allowed only two sacks in three games in 2014. Twice--vs. Taylor and SEMO--the SIU offensive line has not allowed a sack.
- SIU's 50 points vs. SEMO were the most Southern has scored since hanging 70 on Quincy in 2010. The last time SIU put up 50 against a Division I opponent was 2008 vs. Indiana State.
- The Saluki offense has been incredibly balanced so far in 2014. SIU's yardage is 51.8 percent throught the air (720 yards) and 48.2 percent on the ground (670 yards).
- SIU has posted both 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing against both Taylor and Southeast Missouri.
- On offense, the Salukis return 87 percent of their rushing attack from 2013 (1,599 of 1,837 yards). Through three games in 2014, the Salukis are averaging 6.0 yards per rush.
- The only departing rushers on the team: 2013 starting quarterback Kory Faulkner had 237 yards and wide receiver John Lantz had one yard on one carry.
- SIU also returns five offensive linemen who started at least six games last year, Corey Boemer (all 12 games), Tanner Crum (all 12 games), Jake Notario (6 games), Jamarcus Robinson (6 games), and Ethan Wirth (11 games).
- The Salukis led the MVFC in passing in 2013 at 231.8 yards per game but lost starting quarterback Kory Faulkner, top receiver John Lantz and offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer.
- After Lantz, the Salukis return their next top seven pass catchers, including speedsters Tay Willis and LaSteven McKinney and All-American MyCole Pruitt.
INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE NOTES
- Linebacker Tyler Williamson broke SIU's 35-year-old record for career forced fumbles record with one in Southern's 50-23 win over SEMO. Williamson now has seven forced fumbles in his career.
- Williamson earned MVFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after posting a game-high 11 tackles, including a sack, in leading Southern's defense to a second-half shutout at No. 14 Eastern Illinois.
- In the last two games, Williamson has piled up 20 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble.
- Williamson is SIU's top returning tackler. Williamson ranked second on the team in tackles in 2013 with 66. He led the team in tackles for loss with 13.0, which ranked fifth in the MVFC.
- Williamson also tied for the team lead in sacks last year with 4.0. Jordan Poole and Brandon Williams also had 4.0 sacks last year, and both players return.
- The trio accounted for half of SIU's 24 sacks last season.
- Southern returnees accounted for 19 of the team's 24 sacks last year (79.2 percent), losing only Bryan Presume's three sacks and Carl Bivens' two sacks.
- D.J. Cameron and Anthony Thompson tied with Chris Davis for the team lead in interceptions last year with two. SIU returnees accounted for seven of the team's 10 interceptions last year.
- D.J. Cameron leads the team this year with 24 tackles. Cameron intercepted his fifth career pass against SEMO and returned it to the one-yard line. He also had a pick-six get called back at EIU due to a penalty.
- One of Cameron's five career interceptions was last year against SIU's FBS opponent, Illinois He returned it 28 yards.
- Anthony Thompson is sixth in SIU history with 133 career interception return yards. Thompson had a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown in 2012 at Youngstown State.
- Boo Rodgers picked off a pass at EIU, his first interception since 2011--against EIU.
- Adam Brandt caught a tipped pass for an intercpetion at EIU. Brandt is the first SIU defensive lineman with an intercpetion since Kendrick Young against New Hampshire in 2008.
- Lamonte Edwards started his career as a running back at Minnesota. He had 11 yards and one touchdown on eight carries as an RB before changing positions and changing schools.
- True freshman Ryan Neal has started the last two games for SIU at free safety. Neal is one of three true freshman who have played in 2014, joining Chris Adkins and Jimmy Jones.
INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE NOTES
- Running back Malcolm Agnew ranks second in the FCS in rushing touchdowns with six and fourth in rushing yards with 450.
- Agnew is averaging 9.7 yards per touch through three games. He has 583 all-purpose yards on 50 touches (46 rushes, 4 receptions). His 194.3 all-purpose yards per game rank sixth nationally.
- Agnew has seven 100-yard rushing games in his Saluki career (four in 2013, three in 2014), which ties him with Bob Hasberry (1969) and Walter Poole (1978-71) for ninth-most 100-yard rushing games in SIU history.
- Agnew became a career 1,000-yard rusher at SIU in the season opener at Taylor. He is 24th in SIU's all-time rushing list with 1,338 in just 14 career games at SIU.
- Including his 692 yards he had in two seasons at Oregon State, Agnew eclipsed the career 2,000-yard mark last week against Southeast Missouri. Agnew has 2,030 career rushing yards between both schools.
- Agnew was SIU's leading rusher in 2013 with 888 yards despite missing the season-opener at Illinois. Agnew was named to the MVFC's All-Newcomer team after the season.
- Agnew averaged 4.9 yards per rush in 2013 despite not breaking a rush for longer than 27 yards. He is averaging 8.0 yards per carry this year and has busted three rushes longer than 30 yards in 2014.
- Senior MyCole Pruitt returns for his senior season after earning consensus first-team All-American honors in 2013.
- Pruitt was also an honorable mention All-American in 2012. If he earns All-America honors again in 2014, he will be the third three-time All-American in school history, joining Alexis Moreland (2002-04) and Korey Lindsey (2008-10).
- Pruitt became the second player in SIU history with 150 career reception with his seven catches at EIU. He is second in SIU history with 156 career receptions. He needs 52 more receptions in 2014 to catch Southern's all-time leader, Cornell Craig, who had 207 career catches from 1996-99.
- Pruitt is also third in SIU history career receiving yardage with 1,910 career yards. He needs 294 yards to move into second place on SIU's all-time list. Craig had 3,508 career receiving yards, meaning Pruitt would need to more than double his career yardage in one season to break the record.
- Pruitt is SIU's career leader in both receptions and receiving yards by a tight end.
- Pruitt is also tied for fifth on SIU's career receiving touchdowns list (15).
- Pruitt has at least one reception in 34 of his 35 career games, and he has at least two catches in 20-straight games played.
- LaSteven McKinney is tied for seventh on SIU's career receptions list with 120. McKinney needs 18 receptions to move into third on the all-time list behind Craig and Pruitt. He needs just five catches to move into fourth on the all-time list.
- McKinney also needs exactly 300 yards receiving to break into the top 10 in school history in career receiving yards.
- Tay Willis made the transition from running back to wide receiver in the offseason. Willis was fourth on the team with 794 all-purpose yards in 2013: 321 rushing, 173 receiving and 300 in kick returns.
- Starting QB Mark Iannotti transferred from Eastern Michigan after last season and has been with SIU since the spring. He had not completed a collegiate pass before this season.
- Iannotti ranks third in the FCS in passing efficiency (185.5), third in completion percentage (71.8 percent) and second in touchdown passes (10).
- He tied SIU's single-game touchdown passes record with six against Southeast Missouri.
- Iannotti was named the MVFC Newcomer of the Week last week after tying SIU's single-game passing TD record with six vs. SEMO.
INDIVIDUAL SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
- Placekicker Thomas Kinney was named MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week after hitting a 50-yard field goal against the wind at EIU, going a perfect 5-for-5 on extra points and booting three touchbacks on kickoffs.
- Kinney's 50-yarder is tied for the second-longest field goal in the FCS this year.
- Kinney his a 52-yard field goal against WIU last year. Combined with his 50-yarder at EIU, Kinney is only the second player in SIU history with two career 50+ yard field goals, joining Ken Seaman (1975).
- Kinney earned preseason first-team All-America and All-MVFC laurels after making 18 field goals in 2013, the second-highest single-season total in SIU history.
- Kinney's performance against Western Illinois in 2013 led to him being named MVFC and National Special Teams Player of the Week.
- Kinney is on the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List, which goes to the top placekicker in the nation after the season.
- Despite playing only 15 games at SIU, Kinney has cracked the top 10 in school history in made field goals with 20, tying Steve Wedemeier (1988-90) and Gregg Goodman (1970-72).
- Kinney was a second-team All-MVFC selection in 2013 and was also named to the MVFC All-Newcomer team.
- He ranked second in the conference in field goals made (18), field goals attempted (24) and points scored among placekickers (94).
- Tay Willis was named to the CFPA Kick Returner Watch List for 2014. In 2013, he returned the opening kickoff against Missouri State 92 yards for a touchdown. Willis nearly broke another return TD this year at EIU but settled for a 43-yard return.
- LaSteven McKinney busted a 62-yard punt return at Eastern Illinois, raising his season average to 18.6, which ranks seventh nationally.
- McKinney has been named an honorable mention All-MVFC return specialist in each of the past two seasons.
- McKinney ranked second in the MVFC in his freshman season in yards per punt return.
- McKinney is fourth in SIU history in career punt return yards with 571. He needs 109 yards to move into third.
- McKinney is seventh in school history in career punt return average at 7.78 yards per return.
- He is third in school history in career punt returns with 65.
- Four-year starting punter Austin Pucylowski graduated. Since 2010, Pucylowski recorded all but five of SIU's punts. Kory Faulkner had one punt in both 2011 and 2012. Kyle Daugherty had three punts in 2010.
- Nick Neidig is Southern's new starting punter. He is averaging 37.4 yards per punt. Only one of his punts has been returned, and opponents have zero punt return yards against SIU this year.
PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL HONORS
- Tight end MyCole Pruitt and kicker Thomas Kinney were both named preseason first-team All-Americans by The Sports Network.
- Pruitt was a consensus All-American last year and a third-teamer as a sophomore in 2012.
- Kinney was named to the MVFC All-Newcomer team last year after making 18 field goals, the second-highest single-season total in school history. He also hit a 52-yarder against Western Illinois, the second-longest field goal in the FCS in 2013.
- Pruitt is on the 20-man Walter Payton Award Watch List. The Payton Award goes to the most outstanding player in the FCS after the season.
- Kinney was named to the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List, which is given to the most outstanding placekicker after the season.
- Six SIU players have been named to College Football Performance Awards Watch Lists at their respective positions: Malcolm Agnew (running back), Thomas Kinney (placekicker), LaSteven McKinney (punt returner and return specialist), MyCole Pruitt (tight end), Tyler Williamson (linebacker) and Tay Willis (kick returner).
- Pruitt earned the CFPA's FCS Tight End of the Year award last year, becoming Southern's second CFPA Award winner (Korey Lindsey, Defensive Back Award, 2010).
SIX NEW COACHES
- Southern Illinois has six new coaches on staff for the 2014 season, the most coach turnover for SIU since head coach Dale Lennon was hired before the 2008 season.
- Southern lost last year's offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer to the same job at Eastern Michigan, and last year's defensive coordinator, Bubba Schweigert, left to become the head coach at North Dakota.
- Lennon added defensive coordinator to his head coaching duties and promoted offensive line coach Bill O'Boyle to offensive coordinator.
- Lennon served as the defensive coordinator at North Dakota for seven years from 1990-96.
- O'Boyle was the offensive coordinator at Division II Chadron State from 1999-04 before becoming Chadron State's head coach from 2005-11. O'Boyle was the Division II National Coach of the Year in 2007.
- In addition to O'Boyle, Austin Flyger (defensive line) and Travis Stepps (outside linebackers) are the only other coaches returning from last year's staff. The new coaches are Ashton Aikens (wide receivers), Todd Auer (inside linebackers), David Elson (secondary), Nick Hill (quarterbacks), Keith Murphy (tight ends/fullbacks) and Larry Warner (running backs).
- Hill and Warner were both players at SIU. Hill remains SIU's single-season passing leader with 3,175 yards in 2007, and Warner was an All-American running back in 2008.
- Hill and Warner coached together at Carbondale High School before becoming assistants at SIU.
SIU VS. RANKED OPPONENTS SUCCESS
- SIU is 12-10 against top-25 opponents under head coach Dale Lennon.
- The Salukis have won five games against top-10 opponents in the last six seasons, and all five have been on the road.
- Southern is 28-11 (.718) against non-ranked teams and is 27-12 (.692) as a ranked team.
- Southern has won at least one game against a ranked team in all seven of Lennon's seasons in Carbondale.
TEAM ROAD SUCCESS
- Since 2005, SIU has won 12 road games against ranked teams, which is three more than any other MVFC team and the same number as North Dakota State and South Dakota State combined.
- Southern Illinois has excelled in road games under head coach Dale Lennon. SIU is 19-15 overall on the road in Lennon's six seasons. If you take out SIU's six FBS opponents in that time, Lennon's squads have gone 19-9 in road games.
- SIU went 4-0 in road games against FCS opponents last year, including back-to-back road wins over top-10 opponents with a 27-24 win over South Dakota State and a 24-17 overtime win over Northern Iowa last year.
- With Southern's 38-21 win at No. 14 Eastern Illinois, the Salukis have a five-game road winning streak.
- SIU is 9-4 on the road against ranked teams in head coach Dale Lennon's tenure at SIU.
- The Salukis are 7-1 in MVFC road games since 2012 and are 4-1 against ranked MVFC teams on the road.
- Southern's only conference road loss in the last two seasons was at North Dakota State in 2012, and SIU led the eventual national champions in that game entering the fourth quarter.
- The Salukis shut out No. 9 Illinois State in Normal, Ill., 17-0 in 2012 and beat No. 25 Youngstown State by 17 on the road in 2012.
- Under Lennon, SIU is 16-8 in MVFC road games, and six of his eight road losses were in the 2010 and 2011 seasons. In his other four seasons, SIU is 14-2 in MVFC road games, with both losses coming at the Fargodome against North Dakota State.
- Since 1997, the home team in the UNI-SIU rivalry is 15-2. Lennon has coached both teams that have won on the road. His 2009 squad beat No. 2 UNI at the UNI-Dome and last year's team topped No. 4 UNI on the road.
- SIU has won five games against top-10 teams on the road under Lennon and seven games against ranked opponents away from Carbondale.
NIGHT GAMES
- SIU is playing a school-record five home night games (6 p.m. or later start times) in 2014. Southern also played five home night games in 2004, going 5-0.
- SIU is 3-0 in 2014 in night games overall and 2-0 at home after a season-opening 45-0 win over Taylor.
- Five of Southern's first six games will be night games. SIU's lone day game will be an 11 a.m. CDT game at Purdue on Sept. 20.
- The Salukis are 12-7 in night games under head coach Dale Lennon and 12-5 against FCS opponents in night games.
- Dating back to 2002, when lights were reinstalled at McAndrew Stadium, Southern Illinois has gone 25-6 in home night games. (For all SIU home night game results since 2002, visit page 9).
BLACK OUT CANCER GAME
- Southern Illinois will host the fourth annual Black Out Cancer game on Sept. 27 vs. Western Illinois.
- The top 80 bids will be able to choose a jersey number and place the name of their choosing on the back of the jersey, including the option to honor a cancer survivor or victim.
- The jerseys will then be worn by the Salukis against the Leathernecks, and winning bidders will be presented with their jersey after the game.