1978 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under third-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.

1978 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico State $ 5 1 06 5 0
Tulsa 4 1 09 2 0
Southern Illinois 3 2 07 4 0
Drake 3 3 04 7 0
Indiana State 2 3 03 8 0
Wichita State 2 4 04 7 0
West Texas State 1 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at DrakeL 14–389,103
September 16at Lamar*W 22–2013,100
September 23West Texas StateW 17–311,893[2]
September 30New Mexico State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 43–3914,112
October 7at Illinois State*W 26–013,500
October 14Arkansas State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 24–2615,446[3]
October 21at Wichita StateL 7–3312,026[4]
October 28Northern Illinois*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 13–1416,489
November 4at Indiana StateW 28–74,785[5]
November 11Marshall*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 15–147,110
November 18at Southwestern Louisiana*W 10–911,150
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. "Like mad dogs, Salukis maul Buffaloes". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Arkansas State ends Southern's streak". The Decatur Daily Review. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Shockers short-circuit Saluki hopes". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southern outscores Indiana State". The Decatur Daily Review. November 6, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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