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CARBONDALE - SIU and head football coach Dale Lennon have agreed on a two-year contract extension, according to athletic director Mario Moccia.

The deal has not been signed by either Lennon or Moccia yet, Moccia said earlier today, but that he expects it to be signed once it is drawn up in writing. Lennon, 53, is entering the last year of his current contract, which is set to expire on the last day of the year. Lennon signed a five-year deal in early 2008 with a base salary of $200,000 plus university or cost of living increases. It was extended through the 2014 season in 2011 with no raise, other than $4,000 per year plus in-state tuition rate increases as long as Lennon's son attends SIU.

Moccia said there was no raise in the new agreement, which would run through the 2016 season.

SIU finished 7-5 overall and 5-3 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Salukis tied for second place with Youngstown State, South Dakota State and Missouri State. SIU missed the postseason for the fourth straight year.

Lennon, however, is fourth all-time in career victories at SIU with 42 in six years. His winning percentage of 60 percent (42-28) is second only to Jerry Kill, who won 63.2 percent of his games between 2001-07 (55-32). His 35 wins in his first three years were the most in school history.