1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under sixth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1981 record7–4 (5–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Drake + 5 1 0  10 1 0
Tulsa + 5 1 0  6 5 0
Southern Illinois 5 2 0  7 4 0
West Texas State 3 3 0  7 4 0
Wichita State 3 3 1  4 6 1
Indiana State 2 4 1  5 5 1
New Mexico State 1 5 0  3 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 0  3 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at McNeese*L 12–2720,065
September 12Wichita StateL 7–139,500
September 19Tennessee State*L 14–1712,500
September 26at TulsaW 36–3418,943
October 3Illinois StateW 14–314,900
October 10at West Texas StateW 29–229,950
October 17at Fresno State*W 24–1816,385
October 24Louisiana*W 41–015,750
November 1at Indiana StateW 17–38,432
November 7DrakeL 17–2217,000
November 14at New Mexico State*W 23–15
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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