South Dakota at Southern Illinois

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Southern Illinois beat South Dakota 35–⁠28. It was their third meeting; after it, Southern Illinois led the series 2–⁠1.

AwaySouth Dakota4–⁠7 in 2016
28
HomeSouthern Illinois4–⁠7 in 2016
35

Final at Saluki Stadium, CarbondaleTV: ESPN3Attendance 5,689

At kickoff
61°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Southern Illinois Airport (KMDH), 9 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Fiore Stabilo; umpire Scott Jones; head linesman Sergio DeHoyos; line judge Kris VanMeter; side judge Kendal Smith; field judge Rick Holmes; back judge Pat DophinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Dakota0771428
Southern Illinois7147735

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Southern Illinois 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

South Dakota leads 8–⁠4 in 12 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
2026South Dakota 31, Southern Illinois 10
2025South Dakota 53, Southern Illinois 51
2024South Dakota 42, Southern Illinois 13
2023South Dakota 14, Southern Illinois 7
2022South Dakota 27, Southern Illinois 24
2021Southern Illinois 22, South Dakota 10FCS Championship – First Round

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