1979 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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1979 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Texas State $ 5 –0 –05 –5 –1
Southern Illinois 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Indiana State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Drake 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Wichita State 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
Tulsa 0 –0 –06 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fourth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled an 8–3 record. [1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at West Texas State
L 0–1412,300 [2]
September 8 Southwestern Louisiana *
W 17–713,388
September 15at Tennessee State *
W 18–1616,012 [3]
September 22at Arkansas State *
L 16–2416,803
September 29 Eastern Illinois *
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 14–2217,769
October 6 Illinois State *
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 7–08,100 [4]
October 20 Wichita State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 31–712,300 [5]
October 27at Northern Illinois *
W 21–1123,740
November 3 Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 41–389,100
November 10at Drake
W 22–215,070
November 17 New Mexico State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 45–288,700
  • *Non-conference game

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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. ↑ "Salukis' trip to Wild West ends with bushwhacking". Southern Illinoisan. September 2, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern wins 18–16". Herald and Review. September 16, 1979. Retrieved April 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Chamness, Mike (October 7, 1979). "Shhh! Saluki win quiet but sweet". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 15. Retrieved December 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Inspired Salukis win for injured Hemphill". Southern Illinoisan. October 14, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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