Category: Missouri Valley Football Conference
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Southern rewind: No. 14 Salukis fail to hold lead, bow to South Dakota

SIU sees its five-game win streak come to an end.
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Western Illinois marking small victories in pursuit of first win of the season

Western Illinois is marking small victories each week that it hopes will lead to its first win on the football field soon.
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Redbirds take two-game win streak on the road to Indiana State

The Redbirds have relied on strong defense and timely comebacks this season.
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Revamped run defense features Southern Illinois ‘being the hammer and not the nail’

Southern Illinois has revamped its run defense this fall and is allowing nearly 100 fewer yards per game than a year ago.
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Southern rewind: Dynamic duo, defense help Salukis roar to 5th straight victory

Southern Illinois scored on four of its first five drives Saturday and roared to a 30-7 win against WIU. The victory was SIU’s fifth in a row.
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Illinois State rewind: Redbirds rally past South Dakota on a day for defense

Tanner Taula’s improbable TD catch boosted Illinois State to a 12-10 victory against South Dakota in a game dominated by defense.
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Western rewind: First-quarter struggles continue for Western in road loss at SIU

The Western Illinois football team was hampered by a slow start Saturday in a 30-7 loss to in-state rival Southern Illinois.
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‘Thankful’ Western Illinois QB Bruno excited to match up with SIU, former prep teammates

Western Illinois QB Clay Bruno likely will make his third start of the season today when the Leathernecks travel to face No. 16 SIU.
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SIU Homecoming matchup with rival also serves as a high school reunion of sorts

The 16th-ranked SIU Salukis host winless Western Illinois Saturday in Carbondale.
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Redbirds, South Dakota defy preseason expectations thus far in Missouri Valley

Illinois State, who was picked eighth in the preseason Missouri Valley Football Conference poll, has outperformed that expectation thus far.