Tag: Missouri Valley Football Conference
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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.
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Moving the Chains … with Illinois State cornerback Deandre Lamont

Illinois State cornerback Deandrea Lamont was raised in the Houston area, but is grateful for the time he spent growing up in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Leathernecks use bye week to recharge, regroup heading into season’s second half

WIU opens the remainder of its conference schedule at rival Southern Illinois.
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SIU rewind: Salukis fall behind early, then explode past reeling Missouri State

Thirty-eight point outburst propels SIU to comeback victory.
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Illinois State rewind: Redbirds snap long road losing streak at Northern Iowa

The ISU Redbirds won in Cedar Falls, Iowa for the first time in a decade.
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Seeing double: SIU twin receivers a key focus in Top 20 clash with Missouri State

Twins Avante and D’Ante Cox are key weapons in the Southern Illinois offense.
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Illinois State seeks faster start to end a 10-year drought at Northern Iowa

A quicker start would put the ISU Redbirds in a better position to win, coaches and players say.
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Moving the Chains with . . . SIU fullback Jacob Garrett

Southern Illinois fullback Jacob Garrett dishes on the many roommates he’s had, Halloween candy and costumes as well as some football too.
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Illinois State-Southern Illinois football rivalry enters two-season hiatus

Traditional rival Illinois State and Southern Illinois will not meet again on the football field until 2025.