Brown Dawg & Grey Dawg (Photo by SIUSalukis.com)
Southern Illinois University
Location: Carbondale
School founded: 1869
Nickname: Salukis
Mascots: Grey Dawg & Brown Dawg
Colors: Maroon & White
Stadium: Saluki Stadium
Conference: Missouri Valley Football
Head Coach: Nick Hill (7th season)
2021 Record: 8-5 (5-3 in conference)
Record the last three seasons: 15-15
Record the last five seasons: 27-25
Last playoff appearance: 2021
Last conference title: 2009
Salukis in the pros: S Jeremy Chinn, DB Madre Harper, DB Ryan Neal, TE MyCole Pruitt
Retired uniform numbers: Harry Bobbitt (23), Mark Hemphill (30), Jim Lovin (78)
Fun fact: William Howard Taft, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Barbara Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama all have spoken on campus.
Prairie State Pigskin 