1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fifth-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.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–5 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | at Wichita State | L 14–31 | 19,252 | [2] | |||
| September 13 | Eastern Illinois* | W 37–35 | 17,150 | ||||
| September 20 | at New Mexico State | L 17–18 | 15,484 | ||||
| September 27 | at Drake | W 34–28 | 12,750 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | Northern Illinois* |
| L 17–20 | 15,700 | |||
| October 11 | at Indiana State | L 6–19 | 18,293 | ||||
| October 18 | at Illinois State | W 42–0 | 13,369 | [4] | |||
| November 1 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 3–21 | 13,103 | ||||
| November 8 | Fresno State* |
| L 14–31 | 9,800 | |||
| November 15 | Tulsa |
| L 7–41 | 6,432 | |||
| November 22 | West Texas State |
| L 20–23 | 894 | [5] | ||
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Roster
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Special teams
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References
- "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- "Shockers slug Southern Illinois 31–14". The Wichita Eagle. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SIU survives scare; Beats Drake, 34–28". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Chamness, Mike (October 19, 1980). "'Old' Salukis return to paste Illinois St". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 11. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SIU booted to basement". Southern Illinoisan. November 23, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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