# 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State* | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 55–3 | 8,194 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State* | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | OVCDN | W 35–17 | 7,025 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Memphis* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPN3 | L 31–44 | 41,584 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | L 17–24 | 9,112 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD | ESPN3 | L 14–49 | 12,891 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Illinois State | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 42–7 | 8,121 |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | ESPN3 | W 45–24 | 6,811 |
| October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 6 South Dakota | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | ESPN3 | L 0–42 | 8,498 |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Missouri State | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | L 28–36 | 5,235 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | L 20–28 | 3,147 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Western Illinois | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | ESPN3 | L 14–28 | 2,812 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Salukis | 21 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 55 |

### At Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Redhawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### At Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 44 |

### Northern Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Salukis | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### At South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 8 Jackrabbits | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |

### Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Salukis | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### At Indiana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Sycamores | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 24 |

### At South Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 6 Coyotes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 24 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 36 |
| Salukis | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Youngstown State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penguins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Salukis | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |

### At Western Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| No. 9 Leathernecks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |