2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Blake Rolan (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Petrino (4th season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 2 North Dakota State ^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 20 North Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Youngstown State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Iowa		5	–	3					6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Illinois		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 25, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis played their home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Incarnate Word*	No. 9	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 29–64	2,656
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State*	No. 17	Saluki Stadium Carbondale IL	ESPN3	L 31–34	8,662
September 17	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern*		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	W 31–24	23,146
September 24	2:00 pm	No. 19 North Dakota	No. 24	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 34–17	8,053
October 1	6:30 p.m.	at Illinois State	No. 19	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee	W 19–14	11,127
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Missouri State	No. 17	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 38–21	7,061
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	No. 16	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 30–7	10,118
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at South Dakota	No. 14	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 24–27	7,599
October 29	2:00 pm	Northern Iowa	No. 20	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 36–37	6,155
November 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 North Dakota State		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 18–21	4,575
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3 or ESPN+	L 21–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time