1967 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1967 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Dick Towers (1st season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
IUP			–					8	–	1	–	0
Santa Clara			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northeastern			–					7	–	1	–	0
Wheaton (IL)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Samford			–					8	–	2	–	1
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					7	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					6	–	3	–	0
Tennessee A&I			–					6	–	3	–	0
Parsons			–					6	–	3	–	1
Hawaii			–					6	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					4	–	4	–	1
Carnegie Mellon			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					4	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					5	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					4	–	4	–	1
UC Santa Barbara			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					3	–	5	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Milwaukee			–					3	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Colorado College			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rose Poly			–					1	–	6	–	2
Tampa			–					2	–	7	–	0
Wabash			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					2	–	8	–	0

The 1967 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) as an independent during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Under first-year head coach Dick Towers, the team compiled a 3–7 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Northeast Missouri State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 18–7	3,000
September 23	at Louisville	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 0–26	17,211
September 30	Lincoln (MO)	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 10–19	7,000	[2]
October 7	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 8–21	14,500	[3]
October 14	Dayton	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 14–34	4,500
October 21	North Texas State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 0–37	3,000	[4]
October 28	Tulsa	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 16–13	15,500
November 4	at Youngstown State	Rayen Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 3–29	7,000
November 11	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 6–24	3,100
November 18	Drake	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 45–17	6,000

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References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. Eubanks, Lon (October 1, 1967). "Lincoln tops SIU 19-10". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 11. Retrieved January 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Pirates sink SIU with interceptions". The Southern Illinoisan . October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Powerful North Texas dumps victory-starved Salukis 37–0". The Southern Illinoisan . October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 3, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 13, 2022.