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2007 Southern Illinois

12–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Gateway Football Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 12–⁠2, over 14 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 2007, game by game: won vs. Quincy 59–14; won at Northern Illinois 34–31; won at Southern Utah 44–10; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 58–3; won at Indiana State 72–10; won vs. Youngstown State 24–17; lost at Northern Iowa 24–30; won vs. Missouri State 45–10; won at Western Illinois 10–9; won vs. Illinois State 34–24; won at Hampton 45–27; won vs. Eastern Illinois 30–11; won vs. Massachusetts 34–27+62−6Won 59–14 vs. Quincy+45QuincyWon 34–31 at Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Won 44–10 at Southern Utah+34Southern UtahWon 58–3 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+55Arkansas–Pine B…Won 72–10 at Indiana State+62Indiana StateWon 24–17 vs. Youngstown State+7Youngstown StateLost 24–30 at Northern Iowa-6Northern IowaWon 45–10 vs. Missouri State+35Missouri StateWon 10–9 at Western Illinois+1Western IllinoisWon 34–24 vs. Illinois State+10Illinois StateWon 45–27 at Hampton+18HamptonWon 30–11 vs. Eastern Illinois+19Eastern IllinoisWon 34–27 vs. Massachusetts+7Massachusetts
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsQuincyW 59–⁠1480%
Sep 8atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠3133%
Sep 15atSouthern UtahW 44–⁠1080%
Sep 22vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 58–⁠379%
Sep 29atIndiana StateW 72–⁠1087%
Oct 6vsYoungstown StateW 24–⁠1749%
Oct 13atNorthern IowaL 24–⁠3042%
Oct 20vsMissouri StateW 45–⁠1076%
Nov 3atWestern IllinoisW 10–⁠961%
Nov 10vsIllinois StateW 34–⁠2474%
Nov 17atHamptonW 45–⁠2754%
Nov 24vsEastern IllinoisIaa PlayoffsW 30–⁠1169%
Dec 1vsMassachusettsIaa PlayoffsW 34–⁠2749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Massachusetts 34–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Gateway Football Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Southern Illinois’s 2007 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 8vsDelawareL 17–⁠20Southern Illinois’s article
Record
12–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Gateway Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
513–⁠223
Coach
—
Elo
1590 +173 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.8 No. 8 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Matt Limegrover
Defensive coordinator
Tracy Claeys

2007 Gateway Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa5–⁠012–⁠1
Southern Illinois4–⁠112–⁠1
Youngstown State2–⁠37–⁠4
Western Illinois2–⁠36–⁠5
Illinois State2–⁠34–⁠7
Indiana State0–⁠50–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.