About Southern Illinois Salukis
The Salukis football team plays for Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. The team plays at the NCAA Division I FCS level, in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The football program was established in 1904.
In the Missouri Valley Football Conference, Salukis share the field with Illinois State Redbirds, Indiana State Sycamores, Murray State Racers, North Dakota Fighting Hawks, Northern Iowa Panthers, South Dakota Coyotes, South Dakota State Jackrabbits and Youngstown State Penguins. The conference's football programs are in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, North Dakota, Ohio and South Dakota.
Southern Illinois University is a public university with 10,000 to 19,999 students, set in a town some distance from a city in Jackson County. It belongs to the Southern Illinois University. This page follows football news that names Southern Illinois University or the Salukis. Stories about the school's other sports are left out.