2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 10–2 record overall and a 6–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Northern Iowa. The team received an at-large bid to the Division I-AA playoffs, where they lost to Delaware in the first round. Southern Illinois was ranked No. 9 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of FCS teams.

2003 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Gateway co-champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record10–2 (6–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTracy Claeys (3rd season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
2003 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Northern Iowa +^  6 1   10 3  
No. 9 Southern Illinois +^  6 1   10 2  
No. 6 Western Illinois ^  5 2   9 4  
No. 7 Western Kentucky ^  5 2   9 4  
Illinois State  3 4   6 6  
Youngstown State  2 5   5 7  
Southwest Missouri State  1 6   4 7  
Indiana State  0 7   3 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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