FCS rank
#48
Among 128 teams · ▲8 since Week 7
Record
4-5
4-4 vs. FCS
Power rating
−0.17
Points above or below average
Schedule strength
+2.68
Weighted average opponent rating
Season summary
Southern Illinois is 4-5 and ranks No. 48 of 128 FCS teams, up 8 spots from Week 7. Its −0.2 power rating is 14.5 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.
It has played one of the toughest schedules in FCS, 12th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 4.7 wins against it; Southern Illinois is 0.7 behind, 46th in résumé rank.
Best win: 20–17 over Northern Iowa. Season-high rank: No. 23, after Week 2.
Next: at Indiana State on Sat, Nov 7. Southern Illinois is a 0.6-point favorite with a 51% chance to win.
Next game
Southern Illinois by 0.6
Southern Illinois 51% · Indiana State 49%
Rank by week
| Week | Rank | Power rating |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 30 | +2.98 |
| Week 2 | 23 | +4.19 |
| Week 3 | 35 | +1.02 |
| Week 4 | 24 | +3.95 |
| Week 5 | 34 | +0.52 |
| Week 6 | 43 | −0.12 |
| Week 7 | 56 | −1.53 |
| Week 8 | 48 | −0.17 |
Game results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Pregame | Opp. power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Iowa #29 | W | 20–17 | 41% | +2.65 | |
Illinois State #12 | L | 14–35 | 41% | +6.61 | |
| L | 10–31 | 20% | +11.24 | ||
| L | 16–28 | 46% | +13.40 | ||
| W | 46–6 | 78% | −13.39 | ||
at Illinois | L | 10–48 | 44% | +7.47 | |
| W | 34–20 | 75% | +1.42 | ||
| W | 22–18 | — | −5.24 | ||
| L | 31–34 | — | −0.06 |
Conference rankings
MVFC| Rank | Team | Record | Power | Résumé | Schedule | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2unchanged | 6-2 | #7 | +1.62 | +16.0 | ||
| 5down 2 | 6-2 | #10 | −1.60 | +21.4 | ||
| 6down 1 | 7-2 | #6 | +0.62 | +13.4 | ||
| 9down 1 | 6-3 | #11 | +0.63 | +9.9 | ||
| 12up 3 | 5-2 | #17 | −0.74 | +10.7 | ||
| 29down 5 | 3-4 | #42 | +3.42 | -3.6 | ||
| 48up 8 | 4-5 | #46 | +2.68 | -3.8 | ||
| 65up 9 | 2-6 | #77 | +4.13 | -9.3 | ||
| 116up 3 | 1-7 | #109 | +3.60 | -27.0 |
