1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach	Rick Rhoades (1st season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1987 1989  →

1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Western Illinois $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northern Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under first-year head coach Rick Rhoades, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the conference. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at No. 12 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 13–17	9,226	[2]
September 17	Murray State *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 28–21	12,000	[3]
September 24	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 24–23	8,259	[4]
October 1	Arkansas State *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 45–43	9,700	[5]
October 8	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 3–34	9,415	[6]
October 15	Indiana State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 10–7	11,200	[7]
October 22	Northern Illinois *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 9–10	13,000	[8]
October 29	at Kentucky *	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 10–24	50,093	[9]
November 5	at Southwest Missouri State	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 24–28	3,030	[10]
November 12	at Youngstown State *	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 14–31	5,533	[11]
November 19	Northern Iowa	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 21–24	2,500	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 119. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. Monserud, Scott (September 4, 1988). "SIU falls one second short". The Southern Illinoisan . p. C17. Retrieved November 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. Weaner, Phil (September 18, 1988). "SIU survives a late scare from Murray". The Southern Illinoisan . p. D27. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Reinhardt, Randy (September 25, 1988). "Southern rallies past ISU". The Pantagraph . p. B1. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. Weaner, Phil (October 2, 1988). "Salukis rally for a wild win". The Southern Illinoisan . p. C19. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Eastern blows past Southern". Herald and Review . October 9, 1988. p. B2. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. Weaner, Phil (October 16, 1988). "Salukis stop Indiana St. in its tracks". The Southern Illinoisan . p. C17. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. Weaner, Phil (October 23, 1988). "Penalties spoil SIU's day in sun". The Southern Illinoisan . p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. Fowler, Scott (October 30, 1988). "UK finally awakens to knock off SIU 24-10". The Courier-Journal . p. C1. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. Scranton, Lyndal (November 6, 1988). "Bears taken on joyride, win 28-24". The Springfield News-Leader . p. 1E. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Youngstown State catches SIU asleep". The Southern Illinoisan . November 13, 1988. p. C17. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. McCool, Dan (November 20, 1988). "UNI rallies to victory at S. Illinois". Des Moines Register . p. 8D. Retrieved January 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.