Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Drake | | L 14–38 | 9,103 |
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September 16 | at Lamar* | | W 22–20 | 13,100 |
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September 23 | West Texas State | | W 17–3 | 11,893 | [2]
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September 30 | New Mexico State | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| W 43–39 | 14,112 |
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October 7 | at Illinois State* | | W 26–0 | 13,500 |
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October 14 | Arkansas State* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 24–26 | 15,446 | [3]
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October 21 | at Wichita State | | L 7–33 | 12,026 | [4]
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October 28 | Northern Illinois* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 13–14 | 16,489 |
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November 4 | at Indiana State | | W 28–7 | 4,785 | [5]
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November 11 | Marshall* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| W 15–14 | 7,110 | [6]
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November 18 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | | W 10–9 | 11,150 |
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- ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Like mad dogs, Salukis maul Buffaloes". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State ends Southern's streak". The Decatur Daily Review. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers short-circuit Saluki hopes". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern outscores Indiana State". The Decatur Daily Review. November 6, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field goal saves Southern Illinois". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.