1998 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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1998 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
1998 record3–8 (1–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Western Illinois $^  5 –1   11 –3  
No. 16 Illinois State ^  4 –2   8 –4  
Northern Iowa  3 –3   7 –4  
Youngstown State  3 –3   6 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –3   5 –6  
Indiana State  2 –4   5 –6  
Southern Illinois  1 –5   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 23 Murray State *
L 13–418,941 [2]
September 12at Tennessee–Martin *
W 36–75,023 [3]
September 19No. 6 Northern Iowa
W 27–206,500 [4]
September 26at Illinois State
L 38–41 OT9,611 [5]
October 3 Southwest Texas State *
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 25–308,500 [6]
October 10at No. 7 Youngstown State
L 21–3420,380 [7]
October 17No. 5 Western Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 3–1312,600 [8]
October 24 Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 21–274,000 [9]
October 31at Southwest Missouri State
L 13–286,149 [10]
November 7at No. 18 Western Kentucky *
L 28–484,400 [11]
November 14at Southeast Missouri State *
W 34–72,500 [12]

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References

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