1995 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1995 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-year head coach Shawn Watson and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.[1]

1995 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^ 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^ 5 –1 –08 –5 –0
No. 24 Indiana State 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
Illinois State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Western Illinois 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Southwest Missouri State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at No. 20 Southeast Missouri State*
W 30–279,827[2]
September 9Murray State*
L 3–3512,200[3]
September 16at Arkansas State*
L 9–149,901[4]
September 23Nicholls State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 48–207,600[5]
September 30at Indiana State
L 3–524,601[6]
October 7Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 14–1112,600[7]
October 14Southeast Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 33–30 OT12,100[8]
October 21at No. 14 Northern Iowa
L 0–138,558[9]
October 28at Western Illinois
L 7–194,106[10]
November 4Western Kentucky*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 30–282,400[11]
November 11No. 12 Eastern Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 21–422,100[12]

References
  1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  2. Gordon, Jeff (September 1, 1995). "Big Dog Salukis Surprise SEMO". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1F. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Stewart, Kevin (September 10, 1995). "Racers smother SIU with defense". The Paducah Sun. p. 1B. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Weaner, Phil (September 17, 1995). "Salukis come close to upset of A-State". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Weaner, Phil (September 24, 1995). "Dawgs dump Colonels". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Weaner, Phil (October 1, 1995). "SIU ripped on road". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Reinhardt, Randy (October 8, 1995). "Redbirds come up short at Southern". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Weaner, Phil (October 15, 1995). "SIU jolts Bears". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. McCool, Dan (October 22, 1995). "Ward's catches carry UNI". Des Moines Register. p. 9D. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Weaner, Phil (October 29, 1995). "Western Illinois continues dominance of SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Medley, Joe (November 5, 1995). "Hilltoppers' loss at SIU 'toughest one to take'". Park City Daily News. p. 1B. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Weaner, Phil (November 12, 1995). "Salukis end year on losing note". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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