2022 Southern Illinois
5–6 (4–4 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Illinois 30–7Oct 15
By 23 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Southeast Missouri State 31–34Sep 10
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Incarnate Word | L 29–64 | 38% |
| Sep 10 | vs Southeast Missouri State | L 31–34 | 63% |
| Sep 17 | at Northwestern | W 31–24 | 29% |
| Sep 24 | vs North Dakota | W 34–17 | 57% |
| Oct 1 | at Illinois State | W 19–14 | 52% |
| Oct 8 | at Missouri State | W 38–21 | 47% |
| Oct 15 | vs Western Illinois | W 30–7 | 88% |
| Oct 22 | at South Dakota | L 24–27 | 61% |
| Oct 29 | vs Northern Iowa | L 36–37 | 64% |
| Nov 12 | vs North Dakota State | L 18–21 | 35% |
| Nov 19 | at Youngstown State | L 21–28 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Youngstown State 28–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 311–294
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1370 +10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.0 No. 19 of 130 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 151
- Offensive coordinator
- Blake Rolan
- Defensive coordinator
- Jason Petrino
Leaders
| Passing yards | Nic Baker QB | 2,745 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Nic Baker QB | 20 TD |
| Rushing yards | Romeir Elliott RB | 476 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Javon Williams Jr. RB | 9 TD |
| Receiving yards | D’Ante’ Cox WR | 696 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Avante’ Cox WR | 8 TD |
| Tackles | P.J. Jules CB | 11 tkl |
| Sacks | Dewey Greene IV DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Branson Combs LB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2022 class
| Jaylen Banks DL | ★★★ | No. 1637 |
| Jimmy Lansing OT | ★★★ | No. 2104 |
| Ryan Schwendeman TE | ★★ | No. 3143 |
| Brian Brown WR | ||
| Charles Young S |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2022 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.760 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.817 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.837 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.7 | 0.804 |
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.
Roster 114
The 2022 roster114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 43 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 6
The 2022 portal George Douglas LB | ★★★ | from  Central Michigan |
 Antonio Fletcher S | ★★★ | from  Arkansas State |
 R.J. Orebo DL | ★★★ | from  Texas A&M |
 Remington Lutz TE | ★★ | from  Abilene Christian |
 Caeleb Washington DL | ★★ | from  Massachusetts |
 Nick Okeke LB | ★★ | from  Louisville |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Dakota State | 8–0 | 14–1 | |
| North Dakota State | 7–1 | 12–3 | |
| Youngstown State | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| North Dakota | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Northern Iowa | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Illinois State | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Southern Illinois | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Missouri State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| South Dakota | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 Indiana State | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Western Illinois | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.