# 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

## Preseason
### MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Salukis were predicted to finish in ninth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
| 3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
| 4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 176 |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
| 8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
| 10 | Missouri State | 80 |

### Preseason All–MVFC team

The Salukis had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State* | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | L 26–44 | 8,312 |
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at UMass* | McGuirk Alumni StadiumAmherst, MA | FloSports | W 45–20 | 10,524 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | UT Martin* | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 8,983 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas State* | Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | L 28–41 | 24,176 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD | ESPN+ | L 10–28 | 13,776 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 14 Illinois State | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,525 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 Youngstown State | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN+ | W 35–10 | 7,670 |
| October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | DakotaDomeVermillion, SD | ESPN+ | W 48–28 | 4,734 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | W 23–14 | 4,110 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri State | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN+ | W 37–14 | 4,678 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Illinois | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | ESPN+ | W 45–21 | 1,739 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN+ | L 7–21 | 5,423 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
| No. 17 Redhawks | 0 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 44 |

### At UMass

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
| Minutemen | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Salukis | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### At Arkansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Red Wolves | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 41 |

### At South Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 |

### Illinois State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Salukis | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Youngstown State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Penguins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Salukis | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### At South Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
| Coyotes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |

### At Indiana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Salukis | 13 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 37 |

### At Western Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Salukis | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### North Dakota State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Bison | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Salukis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

## Postseason
### NFL Draft

The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
| 2 | 64 | Jeremy Chinn | Safety | Carolina Panthers |