1991 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1991 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach	Bob Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1990 1992  →

1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Southern Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 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 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under third-year head coach Bob Smith, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and tied for second place in the conference. ^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Southeast Missouri State *	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 28–27	8,265
September 7	at Murray State *	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 31–27	6,746
September 15	at Austin Peay *	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 21–17	4,103
September 21	No. 5 Northern Iowa	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 21–20	12,200
September 28	No. 19 Illinois State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–11	16,500
October 5	No. 19 Southwest Missouri State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–17	13,700
October 12	at Troy State *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 13–30	5,500	[2]
October 19	at No. 17 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 20–21	10,225	[3]
October 26	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 30–23	3,250
November 2	Eastern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 31–30	6,500
November 9	at Louisiana Tech *	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 16–48	15,650	[4]
*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. "In trouble at Troy, Division II school puts hurt to 'slumping' Salukis, 30–13". Southern Illinoisan. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Western tips Southern, stays on top in league". The Pantagraph . Associated Press. October 20, 1991. p. D3. Retrieved November 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Louisiana Tech puts end to Salukis' season". Southern Illinoisan. November 10, 1991. Retrieved July 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.