1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach	Rey Dempsey (5th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1979 1981  →

1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fifth-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 6	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 14–31	19,252	[2]
September 13	Eastern Illinois *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 37–35	17,150
September 20	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 17–18	15,484
September 27	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 34–28	12,750	[3]
October 4	Northern Illinois *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 17–20	15,700
October 11	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 6–19	18,293
October 18	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 42–0	13,369	[4]
November 1	at Southwestern Louisiana *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 3–21	13,103
November 8	Fresno State *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 14–31	9,800
November 15	Tulsa	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–41	6,432
November 22	West Texas State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 20–23	894	[5]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 John Cernak Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 56 Fabray Collins Fr DE 87 John Harper So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Rey Dempsey Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Shockers slug Southern Illinois 31–14". The Wichita Eagle. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "SIU survives scare; Beats Drake, 34–28". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 28, 1980. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Chamness, Mike (October 19, 1980). "'Old' Salukis return to paste Illinois St". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 11. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "SIU booted to basement". Southern Illinoisan. November 23, 1980. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.