NCAA FCS Missouri Valley

Southern Illinois football predictions & picks

Missouri Valley

2026 record: 5-5
Missouri Valley: 6th
PPG: 24.0
Streak: W2
Last 5: Lost 16–28 vs Youngstown State · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 10–31 at South Dakota · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 14–35 vs Illinois State · Sat, Oct 17 Won 20–17 vs Northern Iowa · Sat, Oct 24 Won 37–20 at Indiana State · Sat, Nov 7

Southern Illinois next game

Wk 11

S Illinois vs2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 S Dakota St

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Southern Illinois 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Aug 27Aug 27 @West Florida West Florida L31–34 —

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 @Samford Samford W22–18 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri W34–20 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Illinois Illinois L10–48 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Murray State Murray St W46–6 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Youngstown State Youngstown St L16–28 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @South Dakota South Dakota L10–31 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Illinois State Illinois St L14–35 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Northern Iowa Northern Iowa W20–17 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Indiana State Indiana St W37–20 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs South Dakota State S Dakota St 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @North Dakota North Dakota 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Southern Illinois team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 24.0/ game 66th

Total yards 351.1/ game 62nd

Passing yards 204.5/ game 68th

Rushing yards 146.6/ game 73rd

Third-down conversions 36.9% 75th

Giveaways 1.4/ game 63rd

Time of possession 30:59 39th

Defense

Points allowed 25.7/ game 57th

Yards allowed 355.3/ game 50th

Passing yards allowed 208.3/ game 55th

Rushing yards allowed 147.0/ game 52nd

Takeaways 1.8/ game 17th

Penalties 5.4/ game 28th

Southern Illinois leaders

2026 regular season

Passing DJ Williams 1,660yds 10 TD · 4 INT · 56.8% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Chandler Chapman 611yds 0 TD · 4.6 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Kyle Thomas 665yds 42 catches · 6 TD · 10 games

Tackles Andrew Behm 73 10 games

Sacks Ibrahim Sanogo 5.5 9 games

Interceptions Sebastian Vargas 4 3 passes defended · 8 games

Missouri Valley standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 South Dakota State S Dakota St 820 8-2 .800 369162 +207 W3

2 Youngstown State Youngstown St 820 8-2 .800 406248 +158 W6

3 Illinois State Illinois St 730 7-3 .700 337193 +144 L1

4 South Dakota South Dakota 730 7-3 .700 360249 +111 L1

5 North Dakota North Dakota 740 7-4 .636 393279 +114 W1

6 Southern Illinois S Illinois 550 5-5 .500 240257 −17 W2

7 Northern Iowa Northern Iowa 450 4-5 .444 231260 −29 L1

8 Indiana State Indiana St 280 2-8 .200 247360 −113 L6

9 Murray State Murray St 190 1-9 .100 167431 −264 L7

Southern Illinois FAQ

Who does Southern Illinois play next?

Next up for Southern Illinois: home against South Dakota State, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Southern Illinois’s record this season?

Southern Illinois is 5-5, 6th in the Missouri Valley.

Who leads Southern Illinois in passing yards?

DJ Williams, with 1,660 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (10 TD · 4 INT · 56.8% comp. · 9 games).

Missouri Valley rivals

All teams

Illinois State Indiana State Murray State North Dakota Northern Iowa South Dakota South Dakota State Youngstown State

Southern Illinois this week

Southern Illinois is 5-5, 3-3 in Missouri Valley play. Its last game was a 37–20 win over Indiana State on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 24.0 points a game (66th in FCS), and its defense allows 25.7 (57th).

Next up, Southern Illinois hosts South Dakota State on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.