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1999 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
←  1998
2000 →
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Illinois State $^   6 0     11 3  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   5 1     12 3  
No. 15 Northern Iowa   3 3     8 3  
Western Illinois   2 4     7 4  
Southwest Missouri State   2 4     5 6  
Indiana State   2 4     3 8  
Southern Illinois   1 5     5 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jan Quarless and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Southeast Missouri State*W 43–259,112 [2]
September 11 Murray State*W 58–5110,400 [3]
September 18at Eastern Illinois*W 34–68,312 [4]
September 25at No. 4 Northern IowaNo. 25L 14–3413,840 [5]
October 2at No. 23 South Florida*L 14–2125,029 [6]
October 9No. 11 Youngstown State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 37–43 OT7,700 [7]
October 16at No. 20 Western IllinoisL 27–6813,341 [8]
October 23No. 12 Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 48–5513,100 [9]
October 30 Southwest Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 52–492,500 [10]
November 6at Indiana StateL 45–664,121 [11]
November 20 Western Kentucky*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 52–142,400 [12]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Cunningham, Steve (September 3, 1999). "Heroes galore". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Racers' rally falls short at Southern Illinois". Messenger-Inquirer. Associated Press. September 12, 1999. p. 7B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Gordillo, Jim (September 19, 1999). "D, as in Dawgs". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Koolbeck, Mike (September 26, 1999). "Helming on the mark as UNI remains unbeaten". The Gazette. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McMurphy, Brett (October 3, 1999). "Bulls make most of opportunities". The Tampa Tribune. p. 13. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Cunningham, Steve (October 10, 1999). "Not clicking". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Cunningham, Steve (October 17, 1999). "Bad Vibes". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Burk Tosses Five TD Passes, Rallying Illinois State Over Southern". Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 24, 1999. p. C5. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 31, 1999). "Slumping SMS loses shootout". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Indiana St. outguns S. Illinois, 66-45". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Associated Press. November 7, 1999. p. D3. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Cunningham, Steve (November 21, 1999). "Salukis D-rail Hilltoppers". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.