# 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 5:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | CUSA.tv | L 30–38 | 14,887 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State* | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | | W 30–22 | 10,003 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Murray State* | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 50–17 | 11,150 |
| October 1 | 4:00 pm | at No. 12 Northern Iowa | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA | CSN Chicago ESPN3 | L 21–42 | 13,710 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 12 South Dakota State | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | L 39–45 | 5,704 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | at Illinois State | Hancock StadiumNormal, IL | CSN Chicago | L 28–31 | 10,211 |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | Indiana State | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | L 14–22 | 9,603 |
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | Plaster Sports ComplexSpringfield, MO | ESPN3 | L 35–38 | 13,487 |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | South Dakota | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 35–28 | 5,689 |
| November 12 | 11:00 am | at No. 17 Youngstown State | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | L 14–21 | 11,262 |
| November 19 | 2:00 pm | No. 23 Western Illinois | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 44–34 | 5,362 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 14 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| Owls | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |

### Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 22 |
| Salukis | 3 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 30 |

### Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Salukis | 24 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 50 |

### At Northern Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| #12 Panthers | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |

### South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #12 Jackrabbits | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
| Salukis | 7 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 39 |

### At Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 10 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |

### Indiana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sycamores | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| Salukis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 38 |

### South Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Coyotes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Salukis | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### At Youngstown State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| #17 Penguins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### Western Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 Leathernecks | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Salukis | 14 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 44 |