1998 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1998 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-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]

1998 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1998 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Western Illinois $^  5 –1   11 –3  
No. 16 Illinois State ^  4 –2   8 –4  
Northern Iowa  3 –3   7 –4  
Youngstown State  3 –3   6 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –3   5 –6  
Indiana State  2 –4   5 –6  
Southern Illinois  1 –5   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 23 Murray State*
L 13–418,941[2]
September 12at Tennessee–Martin*
W 36–75,023[3]
September 19No. 6 Northern Iowa
W 27–206,500[4]
September 26at Illinois State
L 38–41 OT9,611[5]
October 3Southwest Texas State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 25–308,500[6]
October 10at No. 7 Youngstown State
L 21–3420,380[7]
October 17No. 5 Western Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 3–1312,600[8]
October 24Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 21–274,000[9]
October 31at Southwest Missouri State
L 13–286,149[10]
November 7at No. 18 Western Kentucky*
L 28–484,400[11]
November 14at Southeast Missouri State*
W 34–72,500[12]

References
  1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. Cunningham, Steve (September 6, 1998). "Racers hit stride". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Cunningham, Steve (September 13, 1998). "Happy Days". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "S. Illinois tops UNI, 27-20". Des Moines Register. Associated Press. September 20, 1998. p. 8D. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Reinhardt, Randy (September 27, 1998). "ISU flies high in OT". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Cunningham, Steve (October 4, 1998). "Dawgs taste defeat again". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Cunningham, Steve (October 11, 1998). "TOs into TDs". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "WIU stays unbeaten in Gateway". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 18, 1998. p. F10. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Cunningham, Steve (October 25, 1998). "ISU edges SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Scranton, Lyndal (November 1, 1998). "SMS finally puts it together". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Cunningham, Steve (November 8, 1998). "Hilltoppers spare Salukis some heartbreak". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Cunningham, Steve (November 15, 1998). "A grand finale for Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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