1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Drake + 5 1 010 1 0
Tulsa + 5 1 06 5 0
Southern Illinois 5 2 07 4 0
West Texas State 3 3 07 4 0
Wichita State 3 3 14 6 1
Indiana State 2 4 15 5 1
New Mexico State 1 5 03 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under sixth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at McNeese State*L 12–2720,065[2]
September 12Wichita StateL 7–139,500[3]
September 19Tennessee State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 14–1712,500
September 26at TulsaW 36–3418,943
October 3Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 14–314,900
October 10at West Texas StateW 29–229,950[4]
October 17at Fresno State*W 24–1816,385
October 24Southwestern Louisiana*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 41–015,750
November 1at Indiana StateW 17–38,432[5]
November 7Drake
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 17–2217,000
November 14at New Mexico StateW 23–1513,076[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. "McNeese State tops Southern Illinois". The Pantagraph. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Victory slips from Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. September 13, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Salukis pull out another one, 29–22". Southern Illinoisan. October 11, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "SIU–C downs Indiana State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Ags cough up 23–15 verdict". The El Paso Times. November 15, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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