2013 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2013 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Dale Lennon (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kalen DeBoer (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bubba Schweigert (6th season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 13 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 18 Youngstown State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Southern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	5
Missouri State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Illinois State		4	–	4					5	–	6
South Dakota		3	–	5					4	–	8
Northern Iowa		3	–	5					7	–	5
Western Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dale Lennon, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	11:00 am	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 34–42	42,175
September 7	6:00 pm	No. 14 Eastern Illinois*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 37–40 2OT	10,038
September 14	2:00 pm	Charleston (WV)*	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		W 31–10	7,231
September 21	1:00 pm	vs. Southeast Missouri State*	Busch Stadium St. Louis, MO		W 36–19	14,618
September 28	6:00 pm	Youngstown State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 27–28	11,408
October 5	2:00 pm	at No. 7 South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	W 27–24	11,250
October 12	4:00 pm	at No. 4 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		W 24–17 OT	16,423
October 19	2:00 pm	No. 1 North Dakota State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 10–31	11,121
November 2	1:00 pm	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	WIUS^	W 34–28	3,104
November 9	2:00 pm	Missouri State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL		L 27–37	5,642
November 16	2:00 pm	Illinois State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	CSNC	W 24–17	5,885
November 23	1:00 pm	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 31–9	2,988
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^Game aired on a tape delayed basis