KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas football will take on the Southern Illinois Salukis in its season-opener on August 29, Kansas Athletics announced today.
The game will be the fourth in the series history between the two teams, with the Jayhawks holding a 3-0 advantage.
"We are excited for the opportunity to start fall camp practices on July 31st and prepare to take on a good Southern Illinois football team," said Head Coach Les Miles. "We feel that playing this game will prove beneficial for bother programs for many reasons, specially due to SIU's proximity to Lawrence. Coach Hill will have his team prepared to play and we look forward to the challenge at The Booth on August 29th."
Kansas and Southern Illinois first met on the gridiron in 1986 and have faced each other three times overall. The two schools met most recently in 2000, with KU winning all three.
The Jayhawks were previously scheduled to take on New Hampshire to kick off the 2020 seasonon September 5, before the Colonial Athletic Association and New Hampshire suspended the fall 2020 competition season due to concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
