1956 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1956 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–5 (3–3 IIAC)
Head coach	Albert Kawal (2nd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Illinois State Normal	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Southern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Northern Illinois State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1956 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1956 college football season. Under second-year head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 4–5 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	Illinois Wesleyan *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 40–0	[2]
September 29	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	L 13–32
October 4	at Bradley *	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	L 20–26	[3]
October 13	at Eastern Illinois	Lincoln Field Charleston, IL	W 33–0	[4]
October 20	Eastern Michigan	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–7
October 27	Western Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–21
November 3	at Washington University *	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 0–26
November 10	Illinois State Normal	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–27
November 17	at Northern Illinois	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 28–13
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 116. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Southern Swamps Wesleyan, 40-0". The Pantagraph . September 23, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved January 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jamieson Leads Bradley Over Southern, 26-20". The Pantagraph . October 5, 1956. p. 20. Retrieved January 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Salukis Beat Eastern 33-0". The Southern Illinoisan . October 15, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved August 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 13, 2022.