1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Under second-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
| 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (0–5 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | at New Mexico State | L 7–29 | 11,044 | ||||
| September 10 | at Temple* | W 24–20 | 9,087 | ||||
| September 17 | Indiana State | L 9–14 | 13,458 | ||||
| September 24 | at Arkansas State* | L 6–21 | 10,957 | [2] | |||
| October 1 | Lamar* |
| W 9–5 | 13,723 | |||
| October 8 | at East Carolina* | L 0–33 | 25,251 | [3] | |||
| October 15 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 0–24 | 23,802 | ||||
| October 22 | at Northern Illinois* | L 0–28 | 10,262 | ||||
| November 5 | Illinois State* |
| W 23–17 | 6,841 | |||
| November 19 | Drake |
| L 9–13 | 4,803 | |||
| November 26 | at West Texas State | L 9–28 | 7,550 | [4] | |||
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References
- "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- "Arkansas State whips Salukis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Saluki kicking game collapses in 33–0 loss to East Carolina". Southern Illinoisan. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SIU closes 3–8 year with loss to champion Texas". Southern Illinoisan. November 27, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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