1970 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1970 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Dick Towers (4th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Tampa			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	2	–	1
Mankato State			–					7	–	2	–	1
Akron			–					7	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas AM&N			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Nevada			–					6	–	3	–	1
Portland State			–					6	–	4	–	0
UNLV			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	4	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	3	–	2
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	5	–	1
Northeastern			–					3	–	5	–	0
Indiana Central			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Chicago			–					2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	8	–	0
Parsons			–					2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Milwaukee			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Under fourth-year head coach Dick Towers, the team compiled a 6–3 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	7:30 p.m.	Louisville	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 31–28	7,000
September 26		Youngstown State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 45–20	8,600
October 3		No. 17 Lamar Tech	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 32–16	10,000	[2]
October 17		at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 14–12	16,271	[3]
October 24		Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 45–24	11,000
October 31		Bradley	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 69–3	14,000
November 7		at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 17–24	10,950	[4]
November 14		at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 9–21	4,500
November 21		at No. 1 Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 3–27	9,000	[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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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. "Lamar's miscues help SIU to 32–16 triumphs". The Orange Leader. October 4, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Perfect SIU wins fourth". Southern Illinoisan. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Bob Barnet (November 8, 1970). "Cardinals Upset Salukis, 24-17: Ninth-Ranked, Previously Unbeaten Southern Illinois Fifth BSU Victim". The Muncie Star. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Arkansas State rips SIU". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 22, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 13, 2022.