1984 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1984 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (0–5 MVC)
Head coach	Ray Dorr (1st season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1983 1985  →

1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa $	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Indiana State ^	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Drake	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under first-year head coach Ray Dorr, the team compiled a 3–8 record (0–5 against conference opponents) and finished in last place out of seven teams in the MVC. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 10–23	17,127	[2]
September 8	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 7–35	7,166	[3]
September 15	Western Illinois *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 24–34	12,000	[4]
September 22	Arkansas State *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 0–19	7,200	[5]
September 29	at Southeast Missouri State *	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 27–16	7,500	[6]
October 6	Northern Iowa *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 40–10	6,025	[7]
October 13	at Eastern Illinois *	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 48–40	10,140	[8]
October 20	West Texas State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 17–24	2,600	[9]
October 27	Indiana State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 10–27	8,033	[10]
November 3	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 17–20	5,200	[11]
November 10	at Southwest Missouri State *	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 6–31	807	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Tulsa kicks aside Southern Illinois". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Unbeaten Illinois State pounds S. Illinois 35–7". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Western Illinois sinks Southern Illinois 34–24". The Courier-Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Salukis lose, 19–0, to Arkansas State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "SIU rolls past SEMO 27–16". Daily American Republic. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southern Illinois routs Northern Iowa 40–10". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern wins". The Rock Island Argus. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Buffaloes drown Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Indiana State downs Southern Illinois 27–10". Herald and Review. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Field goal vaults Drake over Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. Monserud, Scott (November 11, 1984). "Salukis drubbed in finale". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 9. Retrieved January 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.