Joel Sambursky has been a model of consistency for the Salukis, the nation’s No. 1-ranked Division I-AA team.
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On his way to becoming the most accurate passer in school history, Sambursky has completed 62.6 percent of his passes this season. Sambursky has a passing efficiency rating of 161.1, No. 6 in I-AA. …
Saturday’s opponent, Western Illinois, has a 33-12-4 advantage in the series between the two rivals. The Leathernecks won 18 games in a row before coach Jerry Kill rebuilt the Saluki program and beat Western in the last two games. …
The Salukis are on course to rewrite Gateway Conference records for winning by the biggest margins. SIU’s average margin of victory in four conference games through last week’s 27-3 win at Southwest Missouri State was 22.8 points. The Gateway record for a season was 17.7 set by Eastern Illinois in 1986, when the Panthers were Gateway members.
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