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2019 Southern Illinois

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 2019, game by game: lost at Southeast Missouri State 26–44; won at Massachusetts 45–20; won vs. UT Martin 28–14; lost at Arkansas State 28–41; lost at South Dakota State 10–28; lost vs. Illinois State 7–21; won vs. Youngstown State 35–10; won at South Dakota 48–28; won at Indiana State 23–14; won vs. Missouri State 37–14; won at Western Illinois 45–21; lost vs. North Dakota State 7–21+25−18Lost 26–44 at Southeast Missouri State-18Southeast Misso…Won 45–20 at Massachusetts+25MassachusettsWon 28–14 vs. UT Martin+14UT MartinLost 28–41 at Arkansas State-13Arkansas StateLost 10–28 at South Dakota State-18South Dakota St…Lost 7–21 vs. Illinois State-14Illinois StateWon 35–10 vs. Youngstown State+25Youngstown StateWon 48–28 at South Dakota+20South DakotaWon 23–14 at Indiana State+9Indiana StateWon 37–14 vs. Missouri State+23Missouri StateWon 45–21 at Western Illinois+24Western IllinoisLost 7–21 vs. North Dakota State-14North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atSoutheast Missouri StateL 26–⁠4427%
Sep 7atMassachusettsW 45–⁠2026%
Sep 14vsUT MartinW 28–⁠1460%
Sep 21atArkansas StateL 28–⁠4118%
Oct 5atSouth Dakota StateL 10–⁠2819%
Oct 12vsIllinois StateL 7–⁠2146%
Oct 19vsYoungstown StateW 35–⁠1043%
Oct 26atSouth DakotaW 48–⁠2839%
Nov 2atIndiana StateW 23–⁠1453%
Nov 9vsMissouri StateW 37–⁠1481%
Nov 16atWestern IllinoisW 45–⁠2169%
Nov 23vsNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠2121%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
339–⁠276
Coach
—
Elo
1390 +133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.8 No. 10 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 194
Offensive coordinator
Blake Rolan
Defensive coordinator
Jason Petrino

Leaders

Passing yardsKare Lyles QB288 yds
Passing touchdownsStone Labanowitz QB4 TD
Rushing yardsJavon Williams Jr. RB171 yds
Rushing touchdownsJavon Williams Jr. RB3 TD
Receiving yardsAvante’ Cox WR160 yds
Receiving touchdownsAvante’ Cox WR1 TD
TacklesQua Brown S20 tkl
SacksAnthony Knighton DE2 sacks
InterceptionsJeremy Chinn S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

P.J. Jules S★★★No. 1994
Nate Thurman WDE★★No. 2839
Ro Elliott RB★★No. 3231
Avery Taggart TE★★No. 3521
Tanner Corum WR★★No. 3857

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.780
Receivers22.00.764
Defensive line12.00.791
Linebackers12.00.700
Defensive backs13.00.820
Whole class62.20.770

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 2Jeremy Chinn SCarolina Panthers

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠016–⁠0
Northern Iowa6–⁠210–⁠5
Illinois State5–⁠310–⁠5
South Dakota State5–⁠38–⁠5
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
South Dakota4–⁠45–⁠7
Indiana State3–⁠55–⁠7
Youngstown State2–⁠66–⁠6
Missouri State1–⁠71–⁠10
Western Illinois1–⁠71–⁠11

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