1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (0–5 MVC)
Head coach	Rey Dempsey (2nd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Texas State $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Wichita State	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Drake	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Tulsa, Indiana State, and Southern Illinois played designated conference games.

The 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Under second-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 3–8 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 7–29	11,044	[2]
September 10	at Temple *	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–20	9,087	[3]
September 17	Indiana State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 9–14	13,458	[4]
September 24	at Arkansas State [n 1]	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 6–21	10,957	[5]
October 1	Lamar *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 9–5	13,723	[6]
October 8	at East Carolina *	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 0–33	25,251	[7]
October 15	at Southwestern Louisiana *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–24	23,802	[8]
October 22	at Northern Illinois *	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 0–28	10,262	[9]
November 5	Illinois State *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 23–17	6,841	[10]
November 19	Drake	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 9–13	4,803	[11]
November 26	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 9–28	7,550	[12]
*Non-conference game

Notes

1. Designated conference game

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "New Mexico State stomps Southern 29–7". Herald and Review. September 4, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern Illinois trips up Temple". Sunday News Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "13,458...Record crowd sees SIU–C fall to Indiana State 14–9". Southern Illinoisan. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Arkansas State whips Salukis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "'Lucky' Salukis deck Cards". The Orange Leader. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Saluki kicking game collapses in 33–0 loss to East Carolina". Southern Illinoisan. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ragin' Cajuns shutout Southern Illinois". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Northern Illinois drubs Salukis, 28–0". Tulsa World. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Frosh Cernak paces 23–17 Saluki win". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Drake collects second victory". The Sioux City Journal. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "SIU closes 3–8 year with loss to champion Texas". Southern Illinoisan. November 27, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.