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Salukis

NCAA Football

Salukis top SEMO in heart-stopping comeback win

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — With his team trailing at halftime, 15-0, behind a lackluster performance by the offense, Southern Illinois Salukis football head coach Nick Hill lit a fire under his offensive unit, specifically calling out quarterback Nic Baker and challenging the group to step up. Baker responded by throwing for 404 yards in the second half alone to rally his team to an improbable, heart-stopping, 26-25 victory over No. 12-ranked SEMO. With 11 seconds remaining in the game, the senior QB […]

todaySeptember 18, 2023 115

SIU Hawgs

NCAA Football

SIU Hawgs & Dawgs set for Sept. 2

CARBONDALE — SIU Saluki Athletics has partnered with Black Diamond Harley-Davidson to host Hawgs & Dawgs for the Sept. 2 football home opener versus Austin Peay at 6 p.m. Motorcycle riders are invited to assemble at 5:30 p.m. at the South tunnel entrance into Saluki Stadium, where they will lead the Salukis onto the field prior to kickoff. To participate in Hawgs & Dawgs, riders must purchase a game ticket on the official SIU Athletics website and by entering the promo […]

todayAugust 13, 2023 180

Johno Fergusson

General News

Fergusson receives swimming and diving coaching promotion

CARBONDALE -- Johno Fergusson is receiving a promotion to associate head coach of the SIU Salukis swimming and diving team. Head coach Geoff Hanson made the announcement Saturday in a press release. During his first four years as an assistant coach at SIU, Fergusson has played an instrumental role in the Salukis' success helping them record a 45-19 dual meet record as well as three conference runner-up trophies. In 2023, the program featured its first All-American swimmer in 18 years. […]

todayJuly 29, 2023 160

SIU Saluki

General News

Saluki Athletics announces 2023 Hall of Fame class

CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois University Department of Athletics announced its 2023 Saluki Hall of Fame class Tuesday. The distinguished class will be formally inducted in a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 20, and then make public appearances during Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Oct. 21.  The 2023 class features Bryan Boemer (Football), John Marks (Track & FIeld), Dyana Pierre (Women's Basketball), Taylor Pippen (Volleyball), Dewey Robinson (Baseball) and the 1983 Football team, which won the I-AA National Championship. Bryan Boemer Boemer […]

todayJuly 11, 2023 176

SIU Salukis football October 29 2022

NCAA Football

Last-minute Salukis heroics fall short

  Team 1 2 3 4 F UNI 7 21 3 6 37 Southern Ill. 10 7 12 7 36 CARBONDALE -- A completed Hail Mary pass from Southern Illinois Salukis quarterback Nic Baker to wide receiver Jay Jones came up one yard shy of the goal line on the final play of the game, allowing Northern Iowa to escape with a 37-36 win in a wild one at Saluki Stadium on Saturday. The No. 20-ranked Salukis (5-4, 4-2) had two chances in the […]

todayOctober 30, 2022 64

Nick Hill

Football News

SIU, Hill ink five-year extension for football helm

CARBONDALE (SIUSalukis.com) — Southern Illinois University announced Thursday that it has signed football head coach Nick Hill to a five-year contract extension. A native son of Southern Illinois from nearby Du Quoin, and one of SIU's all-time great quarterbacks, Hill is entering his seventh season at the helm of the Salukis and is now under contract through the 2026 season. Playing in the toughest conference in the Football Championship Subdivision, the Salukis have emerged as a national power, and are coming […]

todaySeptember 2, 2022 93

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