1999 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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 11Murray 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 30Southwest Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 52–492,500[10]
November 6at Indiana StateL 45–664,121[11]
November 20Western 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.


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