1974 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1974 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Doug Weaver (1st season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1973 1975  →

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	3	–	0
Utah State			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulane			–					5	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					4	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina			–					4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	7	–	0
Army			–					3	–	8	–	0
Dayton			–					3	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse			–					2	–	9	–	0
Florida State			–					1	–	10	–	0
Marshall			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Under first-year head coach Doug Weaver, the team compiled a 2–9 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 9–28
September 21	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 8–10
September 28	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 16–17	15,525	[2]
October 5	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	W 38–16
October 12	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 16–59
October 19	Northern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–17
October 26	Arkansas State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 16–41		[3]
November 2	at Long Beach State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 7–32	6,084	[4]
November 9	Northern Michigan	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–9
November 16	at Central Michigan	Perry Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–42	12,830	[5]
November 23	Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 16–31

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "E. Carolina slips past SIU, 17–16". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 29, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Arkansas State overruns Salukis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 27, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cal State LA Loses First Game on Late UC Riverside Field Goal". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 3, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved February 22, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Salukis shut out for first time in 27 games, lose 42-0 to 9-1 Central Michigan team". Southern Illinoisan. November 17, 1974. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.