2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Rolan (6th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorAntonio James (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     14 – 2  
No. 3 South Dakota State +^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 4 South Dakota +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 11 Illinois State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Missouri State *   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Indiana State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
North Dakota   2 – 6     5 – 7  
  2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Iowa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Murray State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Salukis were led by ninth-year head coach Nick Hill, and played their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

The Salukis quarterback room became decimated by injuries throughout the season, with the team turning to graduate assistant Michael Lindauer as quarterback late in the season; Lindauer previously played quarterback for the Salukis before retiring in June 2024.[1] In the team's season finale, Lindauer threw for 7 touchdowns, breaking the program record for passing touchdowns in a single game.[2][3]

Preseason

MVFC poll

The MVFC released it preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024. The Salukis were predicted to finish fourth in the conference.[4]

MVFC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Dakota State 482 (42)
2 North Dakota State 437 (1)
3 South Dakota 371
4 Southern Illinois 293
5 North Dakota 276
6 Illinois State 264
7 Youngtown State 255
8 Northern Iowa 227
9 Missouri State 164 (1)
10 Indiana State 68
11 Murray State 67

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at BYU*No. 10
ESPN+L 13–4163,712
September 76:00 p.m.at Austin Peay*No. 10
ESPN+W 31–178,124
September 146:00 p.m.No. 12 Incarnate Word*No. 9
ESPN+W 35–287,879
September 216:00 p.m.No. 21 Southeast Missouri State*No. 7
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 21–3813,421
September 281:00 p.m.at No. 5 South DakotaNo. 17
ESPN+L 13–426,706
October 56:00 p.m.No. 18 Illinois StateNo. 19
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 10–457,157
October 122:00 p.m.No. 2 North Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+L 3–249,610
October 2612:00 p.m.at Indiana State
ESPN+L 17–204,266
November 22:00 p.m.at Missouri State
ESPN+L 17–388,134
November 912:00 p.m.Youngstown State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+W 37–334,933
November 162:00 p.m.at No. 3 South Dakota State
ESPN+L 10–4117,268
November 2312:00 p.m.Murray State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+W 62–05,310
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5][6]

Game summaries

at BYU

See also: 2024 BYU Cougars football team
No. 10 Southern Illinois Salukis at BYU Cougars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Salukis 0 6 7013
Cougars 14 3 141041

at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,712
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross and Barrett Brooks
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU BYU
First downs 12 27
Total yards 231 527
Rushing yards 123 179
Passing yards 108 348
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 20:46 39:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing D. J. Williams 10/20, 98 yards, INT
Rushing D. J. Williams 15 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Keontez Lewis 2 receptions, 49 yards
BYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 20/30, 348 yards, 3 TD
Rushing LJ Martin 13 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Chase Roberts 7 receptions, 108 yards

at Austin Peay

See also: 2024 Austin Peay Governors football team
Game Two – No. 10 Southern Illinois Salukis (0–1) vs Austin Peay Governors (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Salukis 7 7 71031
Governors 7 3 7017

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,124
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Austin Peay Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 12 Incarnate Word

See also: 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
No. 12 Incarnate Word Cardinals at No. 9 Southern Illinois Salukis – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Cardinals 7 7 01428
No. 9 Salukis 14 21 0035

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, Illinois

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,879
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • SIU – Keontez Lewis 37-yard pass from D. J. Williams (Paul Geelen kick), 10:44. Salukis 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:07.
  • UIW – 4:19 Logan Compton 1-yard pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock kick), 4:19. Tied 7–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25.
  • SIU – 2:37 Shaun Lester Jr. 10-yard run (Paul Geelen kick), 2:37. Salukis 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:34.
Second quarter
  • SIU – 12:52 D. J. Williams 28-yard run (Paul Geelen kick), 12:52. Salukis 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:14.
  • UIW – 4:38 Jalen Walthall 40-yard pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock kick), 4:38. Salukis 21–14. Drive: 1 play, 40 yards, 0:34.
  • SIU – 2:06 Keontez Lewis 57-yard run (Paul Geelen kick), 2:06. Salukis 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:38.
  • SIU – 0:00 Ryan Schwendeman 1-yard pass from D. J. Williams (Paul Geelen kick), 0:00. Salukis 35–14. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 0:44.
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • UIW – 14:44 Zach Calzada 23-yard run (Brack Peacock kick), 14:44. Salukis 35–21. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 2:30.
  • UIW – 5:03 Jalen Walthall 25-yard pass from Zach Calzada (Brack Peacock kick), 5:03. Salukis 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:53.
Statistics UIW SIU
First downs 25 23
Total yards 437 543
Rushing yards 71 207
Passing yards 366 336
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 30:39 29:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing Zach Calzada 35/54, 366 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Dekalon Taylor 8 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Roy Alexander 10 receptions, 117 yards
Southern Illinois Passing D. J. Williams 19/27, 301 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing D. J. Williams 12 rushes, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Keontez Lewis 8 receptions, 148 yards, TD

No. 21 Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2024 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Game Four – No. 21 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (2–1) vs No. 7 Southern Illinois Salukis (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Redhawks 13 3 81438
No. 7 Salukis 2 10 9021

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 13,421
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:59) SEMO – Kyron Downing 12 yard pass from Paxton DeLaurent, DC Pippin kick blocked (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 0:57; SEMO 6-0)
  • (8:59) SIU – Stephen Green 89 yard PAT return (SEMO 6-2)
  • (2:06) SEMO – Dorian Anderson 19 yard pass from Paxton DeLaurent, DC Pippin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:34; SEMO 13-2)
Second quarter
  • (8:25) SIU – Vinson Davis III 11 yard pass from Hunter Simmons, Paul Geelen kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:08; SEMO 13-9)
  • (1:45) SIU – Paul Geelen 38 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:45; SEMO 13–12)
  • (0:07) SEMO – DC Pippin 43 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 1:30; SEMO 16–12)
Third quarter
  • (8:32) SIU – Paul Geelen 34 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:22; SEMO 16–15)
  • (2:06) SIU – Willtrell Hartson 3 yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:52; SIU 16-21)
  • (1:16) SEMO – Dorian Anderson 19 yard pass from Paxton DeLaurent, Tristan Smith pass (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 0:43; SEMO 24-21)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:58) SEMO – Mitchell Sellers 3 yard pass from Paxton DeLaurent, DC Pippin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:08; SEMO 31-21)
  • (11:58) SEMO – Payton Brown 1 yard run, DC Pippin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:22; SEMO 38-21)
Statistics SEMO SIU
First downs 22 24
Total yards 449 403
Rushing yards 148 62
Passing yards 301 341
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25-41-1 28-48-0
Time of possession 26:01 33:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeast Missouri State Passing Paxton DeLaurent 25/40, 301 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Payton Brown 18 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dorian Anderson 8 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD
Southern Illinois Passing Hunter Simmons 28/48, 341 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jerrian Parker 15 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Vinson Davis III 9 receptions, 132 yards, 1 TD

at No. 5 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team
Game Five – No. 17 Southern Illinois Salukis (2–2) vs No. 5 South Dakota Coyotes (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Salukis 0 0 000
No. 5 Coyotes 0 0 000

at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD

  • Date: September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,706
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 19 Illinois State

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team
Game Six – No. 19 Illinois State Redbirds (3–2) vs No. 18 Southern Illinois Salukis (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Redbirds 0 0 000
No. 18 Salukis 0 0 000

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

  • Date: October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ILST SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 2 North Dakota State

See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team
Game Seven – No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (5–1) vs Southern Illinois Salukis (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Bison 7 7 3724
Salukis 0 3 003

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

  • Date: October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,610
  • Referee: David Hergert
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:55) NDSU – Barika Kpeenu 6-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:47; North Dakota State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (5:17) SIU – Paul Geelen 50-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 5:34; North Dakota State 7–3)
  • (0:31) NDSU – Chris Harris 11-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:46; North Dakota State 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (5:49) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 34-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:26; North Dakota State 17–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:09) NDSU – CharMar Brown 9-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 7:03; North Dakota State 24–3)
Statistics NDSU SIU
First downs 22 14
Total yards 363 187
Rushing yards 163 35
Passing yards 200 152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–25–0 15–27–1
Time of possession 35:29 24:31
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/24, 193 yards, TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 20 carries, 95 yards, TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 5 receptions, 63 yards
Southern Illinois Passing Jake Curry 15/27, 152 yards, INT
Rushing Keontez Lewis 2 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Allen Middleton 5 receptions, 60 yards

at Indiana State

See also: 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Game Eight – Southern Illinois Salukis (2–5) vs Indiana State Sycamores (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Salukis 0 0 000
Sycamores 0 0 000

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

  • Date: October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team
Game Nine – Southern Illinois Salukis (2–6) at Missouri State Bears (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Salukis 0 0 000
Bears 0 0 000

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU MOST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Youngstown State

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Game Ten – Youngstown State Penguins (3–7) vs Southern Illinois Salukis (2–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Penguins 0 0 000
Salukis 0 0 000

at Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL

  • Date: November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics YSU SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Youngstown State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 3 South Dakota State

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
Game Eleven – Southern Illinois Salukis (3–7) at No. 3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Salukis 0 0 000
No. 3 Jackrabbits 0 0 000

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SIU SDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Murray State

See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team
Murray State Racers at Southern Illinois Salukis – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Racers 0 0 000
Salukis 13 28 14762

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, Illinois

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,310
  • Referee: Tyler Downs
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • SIU – Paul Geelen 47-yard field goal, 7:33. Salukis 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:26.
  • SIU – Paul Geelen 39-yard field goal, 4:52. Salukis 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 0:55.
  • SIU – Bradley Clark 35-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 1:30. Salukis 13–0. Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:08.

Second quarter

  • SIU – Keontez Lewis 4-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 10:05. Salukis 20–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:35.
  • SIU – Nah'shawn Hezekiah 19-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 8:02. Salukis 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:19.
  • SIU – Nah'shawn Hezekiah 35-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 1:25. Salukis 34–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:32.
  • SIU – Keontez Lewis 65-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 0:42. Salukis 41–0. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:09.

Third quarter

  • SIU – Bradley Clark 23-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 7:56. Salukis 48–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:44.
  • SIU – Jay Jones 1-yard pass from Michael Lindauer (Paul Geelen kick), 3:11. Salukis 55–0. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:48.

Fourth quarter

  • SIU – Jeremiah Baxter 5-yard run (Paul Geelen kick), 8:41. Salukis 62–0. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:31.
Statistics MURR SIU
First downs 9 25
Total yards 185 529
Rushing yards 75 246
Passing yards 110 283
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 25:58 34:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Murray State Passing Jayden Johannsen 7/11, 80 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kywon Morgan 6 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving J. K. Carter 4 receptions, 62 yards
Southern Illinois Passing Michael Lindauer 20/33, 283 yards, 7 TD
Rushing Allen Middleton 15 rushes, 124 yards
Receiving Keontez Lewis 5 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD

References

  1. ^ Wheeler, Wyatt D. (October 31, 2024). "Michael Lindauer: Southern Illinois QB comes out of retirement". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Puro, Khosalu (November 26, 2024). "FCS Team Unretires Ex-Graduate & Breaks College Football Record For Most Passing TDs in School's History". EssentiallySports. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Wright, John (November 25, 2024). "SIU, with grad assistant QB out of retirement, bombs Racers in season finale to 100th year". Murray Ledger & Times. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Valley Football 2024 Preseason Team and Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. July 22, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
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