1995 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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1995 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →
1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^ 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^ 5 –1 –08 –5 –0
No. 24 Indiana State 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
Illinois State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Western Illinois 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Southwest Missouri State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-year head coach Shawn Watson and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at No. 20 Southeast Missouri State *
W 30–279,827 [2]
September 9 Murray State *
L 3–3512,200 [3]
September 16at Arkansas State *
L 9–149,901 [4]
September 23 Nicholls State *
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 48–207,600 [5]
September 30at Indiana State
L 3–524,601 [6]
October 7 Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 14–1112,600 [7]
October 14 Southwest Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 33–30 OT12,100 [8]
October 21at No. 14 Northern Iowa
L 0–138,558 [9]
October 28at Western Illinois
L 7–194,106 [10]
November 4 Western Kentucky *
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 30–282,400 [11]
November 11No. 12 Eastern Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 21–422,100 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ Gordon, Jeff (September 1, 1995). "Big Dog Salukis Surprise SEMO". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . p. 1F. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Stewart, Kevin (September 10, 1995). "Racers smother SIU with defense". The Paducah Sun . p. 1B. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Weaner, Phil (September 17, 1995). "Salukis come close to upset of A-State". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Weaner, Phil (September 24, 1995). "Dawgs dump Colonels". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1D. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Weaner, Phil (October 1, 1995). "SIU ripped on road". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Reinhardt, Randy (October 8, 1995). "Redbirds come up short at Southern". The Pantagraph . p. F1. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Weaner, Phil (October 15, 1995). "SIU jolts Bears". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ McCool, Dan (October 22, 1995). "Ward's catches carry UNI". Des Moines Register . p. 9D. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Weaner, Phil (October 29, 1995). "Western Illinois continues dominance of SIU". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 3C. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Medley, Joe (November 5, 1995). "Hilltoppers' loss at SIU 'toughest one to take'". Park City Daily News . p. 1B. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Weaner, Phil (November 12, 1995). "Salukis end year on losing note". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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