1978 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1978 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–4 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach	Rey Dempsey (3rd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1977 1979  →

1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under third-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 7–4 record. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 14–38	9,103
September 16	at Lamar *	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 22–20	13,100
September 23	West Texas State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 17–3	11,893	[2]
September 30	New Mexico State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 43–39	14,112
October 7	at Illinois State *	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 26–0	13,500
October 14	Arkansas State *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 24–26	15,446	[3]
October 21	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 7–33	12,026	[4]
October 28	Northern Illinois *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–14	16,489
November 4	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 28–7	4,785	[5]
November 11	Marshall *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 15–14	7,110	[6]
November 18	at Southwestern Louisiana *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	W 10–9	11,150
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Like mad dogs, Salukis maul Buffaloes". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Arkansas State ends Southern's streak". The Decatur Daily Review. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Shockers short-circuit Saluki hopes". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southern outscores Indiana State". The Decatur Daily Review. November 6, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Field goal saves Southern Illinois". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.