1953 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1953 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1953 college football season. Under second-year head coach William O'Brien, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1953 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1953 record2–7 (2–4 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1953 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Michigan $ 5 0 1  7 1 1
Western Illinois 5 1 0  8 2 0
Michigan State Normal 4 1 1  7 1 1
Illinois State 3 3 0  5 4 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0  2 7 0
Northern Illinois State 1 5 0  1 8 0
Eastern Illinois 0 6 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26at Southeast MissouriL 6–32
October 3at Illinois StateL 20–27
October 10Northern IllinoisW 27–14
October 17Central MichiganL 6–19
October 24at Michigan State NormalL 0–39
October 31Eastern IllinoisW 6–0
November 7Missouri S&TL 7–28
November 14at Washington UniversityL 6–28
November 19at Western IllinoisL 19–47

References

  1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 116. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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