2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorNick Hill (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBill O'Boyle (1st season)
Home stadiumSaluki Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     15 – 1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^   4 – 4     8 – 6  
No. 22 Youngstown State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Southern Illinois   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Western Illinois   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Missouri State   1 – 7     4 – 8  
South Dakota   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Dale Lennon, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmTaylor*
SAAW 45–07,384
September 66:00 pmat No. 16 Eastern Illinois*
W 38–219,155
September 136:00 pmSE Missouri State*No. 20
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
SAAW 50–2310,385
September 2011:00 amat Purdue*No. 16
BTNL 13–3531,434
September 276:00 pmWestern IllinoisNo. 17
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
SAAW 34–1713,170
October 46:00 pmSouth DakotaNo. 15
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
SAAW 41–108,144
October 111:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 12
ESPN3L 10–3819,034
October 183:00 pmat No. 21 Youngstown StateNo. 14
ESPN3L 14–2612,698
October 256:00 pmNo. 22 Indiana StatedaggerNo. 20
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 26–4110,255
November 82:00 pmat Missouri State
W 32–227,586
November 152:00 pmNo. 11 Northern Iowa
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN3L 21–405,589
November 221:00 pmat No. 8 Illinois State
CSNCL 29–447,295

Game summaries

Southeast Missouri State

1 234Total
Redhawks 3 1730 23
• #20 Salukis 21 1478 50
Scoring summary
111:36SIUAdam Fuehne 6-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick goodSIU 7–0
17:25SIUMalcolm Agnew 33-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick goodSIU 14–0
15:00SIUMalcolm Agnew 1-yard touchdown run, Thomas Kinney kick goodSIU 21–0
11:12SEMO43-yard field goal by Ryan McCrumSIU 21–3
210:50SEMO38-yard field goal by Ryan McCrumSIU 21–6
28:56SEMOInterception returned 56 yards for touchdown by Tim Hamm-Bey, Ryan McCrum kick goodSIU 21–13
26:54SIUTay Willis 60-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick goodSIU 28–13
25:37SIUMyCole Pruitt 11-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick goodSIU 35–13
2:42SEMOPaul McRoberts 19-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Snyder, Ryan McCrum kick goodSIU 35–20
310:36SEMO43-yard field goal by Ryan McCrumSIU 35–23
37:36SIULaSteven McKinney 6-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, Thomas Kinney kick goodSIU 42–23
414:54SIUMyCole Pruitt 16-yard touchdown reception from Mark Iannotti, 2-point pass goodSIU 50–23

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Postseason

NFL Draft

See also: 2015 NFL draft

The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.[1]

Round Pick Player Position NFL team
5 143 MyCole Pruitt Tight end Minnesota Vikings

References

  1. ^ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.