The Salukis are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and play in Saluki Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois, which has a seating capacity of 15,000.

In 2006, the Salukis defeated Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, 35–28,[5] becoming the first Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) school to win against a Big Ten Conference member.

[6] In the 2000s, SIU set then-MVFC records with 99 consecutive weeks ranked in the top-25 and 14-straight MVFC wins.

His senior season he led the nation in receiving with 77 receptions for 1,419 yards and 15 touchdowns.

He was inducted into the SIU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008 and is also honored on Missouri Valley Conference's 25th anniversary team along with three other Salukis.

[10] The Saluki Stadium is part of the university's larger athletic facilities plan, known as "Saluki Way,"[11] a comprehensive plan to renovate and restructure the campus athletic facilities.