Category: Missouri Valley Football Conference
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With Big Ten win in rearview mirror, SIU sets sights on Missouri Valley slate
Southern Illinois moved back into the FCS Top 25 following its victory over Northwestern.
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WIU depth chart still poses questions as Leathernecks open conference schedule
Winless in its non-conference games, Western Illinois hosts Northern Iowa to begin the 2022 Missouri Valley season.
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Beating Northwestern ‘lit the fire’ for Saluki defense after rough start to season
SIU’s upset win against Northwestern “lit the fire” for the Saluki defense, which had allowed 98 points in its first two games.
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Spack likes what he sees in renewed defense as Redbirds enter bye week
Illinois State showed a dominant defense in its 35-7 win over rival Eastern Illinois.
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Western rewind: Five turnovers tame Leathernecks in close call against SUU
Despite an improved defensive effort, Western Illinois committed five turnovers Saturday in a 17-10 loss to Southern Utah.
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Illinois State rewind: Redbirds continue their rivalry dominance, retain traveling trophy
The Redbirds hold onto the Mid-America Classic hardware for the fifth straight game.
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Eastern rewind: Miscues spell Panthers’ demise in Mid-America Classic
“The 21 points off turnovers is the difference,” EIU head coach Chris Wilkerson said.
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Southern rewind: Dawgs have their day with upset victory against FBS Northwestern
Southern Illinois put its 0-2 start to rest in a big way Saturday, upsetting FBS Northwestern, 31-24, in Evanston.
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No longer a player or assistant, Wilkerson faces the EIU-Illinois State rivalry as a head coach
Chris Wilkerson has experienced the Eastern Illinois-Illinois State rivalry as a player and as an assistant, but Saturday he will experience it as the head coach of his alma mater.
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Illinois State seeks to continue success against EIU, secure win before bye week
Illinois State has thrived over the past decade of the Mid-America Classic football rivalry with Eastern Illinois, winning seven of the past 10 games.
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