1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 Gateway)
Head coach	Jan Quarless (1st season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ←  1996 1998  →

1997 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Western Illinois $^		6	–	0					11	–	2
Northern Iowa		5	–	1					7	–	4
No. 4 Youngstown State ^		4	–	2					13	–	2
Southwest Missouri State		3	–	3					5	–	6
Indiana State		2	–	4					3	–	8
Southern Illinois		1	–	5					3	–	8
Illinois State		0	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jan Quarless and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 3–8 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Nicholls State *	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 0–33	3,348	[2]
September 13	No. 17 Murray State *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 24–20	8,000	[3]
September 20	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 14–19	3,705	[4]
September 27	at No. 23 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 27–28	12,829	[5]
October 4	Southwest Missouri State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 35–36	12,200	[6]
October 11	Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 31–29	3,000	[7]
October 18	at South Florida *	Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL	W 23–10	34,432	[8]
October 25	No. 7 Western Kentucky *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 31–52	3,000	[9]
November 1	at No. 2 Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 26–31	5,241	[10]
November 8	No. 4 Youngstown State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 10–34	2,000	[11]
November 15	at Southeast Missouri State *	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 17–28	1,375	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
2. Hardwig, Greg (September 7, 1997). "Debuts or nightmares?". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. Hardwig, Greg (September 14, 1997). "It's Payday!". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. Hardwig, Greg (September 21, 1997). "ISU tops SIU". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. McCool, Dan (September 28, 1997). "Panthers hang on in final minute". Des Moines Register . p. 8D. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. Scranton, Lyndal (October 5, 1997). "Brawner keeps his cool as SMS puts SIU on ice". The Springfield News-Leader . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. Reinhardt, Randy (October 12, 1997). "Late TD pass breaks ISU and hearts". The Pantagraph . p. F1. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. Ginn, Sharon (October 19, 1997). "S. Illinois gives Bulls unhappy homecoming". Tampa Bay Times . p. 15C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. Hardwig, Greg (October 26, 1997). "Slick Willie waxes Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. Hardwig, Greg (November 2, 1997). "Stecker sticks it to SIU". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. Hardwig, Greg (November 9, 1997). "Penguins ice SIU". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
12. Hardwig, Greg (November 16, 1997). "Salukis can't hold lead in finale". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022– via Newspapers.com.