2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Offense

D.J. Davis – RBDefense

Anthony Knighton – DL

Jeremy Chinn – DB

Je'Quan Burton – RS

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team.

At UMass

See also: 2019 UMass Minutemen football team.

UT Martin

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team.

At Arkansas State

See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.

At South Dakota State

See also: 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

Illinois State

See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team.

Youngstown State

See also: 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team.

At South Dakota

See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

At Indiana State

See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team.

Missouri State

See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team.

At Western Illinois

See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.

North Dakota State

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team.

Postseason

NFL Draft

See also: 2020 NFL draft. The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[5]

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Jeremy Chinn

Safety

Carolina Panthers

Notes and References

1. Web site: North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown . www.valleynewslive.com . August 8, 2019 . english.
2. Web site: MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team . valley-football.org . August 8, 2019 . en.
3. Web site: 2019 Southern Illinois Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . August 1, 2019.
4. Web site: 2019 Football Schedule . Southern Illinois University Athletics . August 1, 2019 . en.
5. Web site: 2020 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. July 25, 2023.