1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jan Quarless and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 3–8 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.[1]

1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1997 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Western Illinois $^  6 –0   11 –2  
Northern Iowa  5 –1   7 –4  
No. 4 Youngstown State ^  4 –2   13 –2  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –3   5 –6  
Indiana State  2 –4   3 –8  
Southern Illinois  1 –5   3 –8  
Illinois State  0 –6   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Nicholls State*
L 0–333,348[2]
September 13No. 17 Murray State*
W 24–208,000[3]
September 20at Indiana State
L 14–193,705[4]
September 27at No. 23 Northern Iowa
L 27–2812,829[5]
October 4Southwest Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 35–3612,200[6]
October 11Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 31–293,000[7]
October 18at South Florida*
W 23–1034,432[8]
October 25No. 7 Western Kentucky*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 31–523,000[9]
November 1at No. 2 Western Illinois
L 26–315,241[10]
November 8No. 4 Youngstown State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 10–342,000[11]
November 15at Southeast Missouri State*
L 17–281,375[12]

References
  1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. Hardwig, Greg (September 7, 1997). "Debuts or nightmares?". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Hardwig, Greg (September 14, 1997). "It's Payday!". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Hardwig, Greg (September 21, 1997). "ISU tops SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. McCool, Dan (September 28, 1997). "Panthers hang on in final minute". Des Moines Register. p. 8D. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Scranton, Lyndal (October 5, 1997). "Brawner keeps his cool as SMS puts SIU on ice". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Reinhardt, Randy (October 12, 1997). "Late TD pass breaks ISU and hearts". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Ginn, Sharon (October 19, 1997). "S. Illinois gives Bulls unhappy homecoming". Tampa Bay Times. p. 15C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Hardwig, Greg (October 26, 1997). "Slick Willie waxes Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Hardwig, Greg (November 2, 1997). "Stecker sticks it to SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Hardwig, Greg (November 9, 1997). "Penguins ice SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Hardwig, Greg (November 16, 1997). "Salukis can't hold lead in finale". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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