1984 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under first-year head coach Ray Dorr, the team compiled a 3–8 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished in last place out of seven teams in the MVC.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1984 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (0–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 0 06 5 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 4 1 09 3 0
Illinois State 3 2 05 6 0
West Texas State 2 3 03 8 0
Wichita State 2 3 02 9 0
Drake 2 3 04 7 0
Southern Illinois 0 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at TulsaL 10–2317,127
September 8at Illinois StateL 7–357,166
September 15Western Illinois*L 24–3412,000
September 22Arkansas State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 0–197,200[2]
September 29at Southeast Missouri State*W 27–167,500
October 6Northern Iowa*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 40–106,025
October 13at Eastern Illinois*W 48–4010,140
October 20West Texas State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 17–242,600
October 27Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 10–278,033
November 3at DrakeL 17–205,200
November 10at Southwest Missouri State*L 6–31807[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. "Salukis lose, 19–0, to Arkansas State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Monserud, Scott (November 11, 1984). "Salukis drubbed in finale". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 9. Retrieved January 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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