1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under seventh-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Wichita State 4 1 0 8 3 0
Southern Illinois 4 1 0 6 5 0
Indiana State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Drake 2 4 0 4 7 0
New Mexico State 1 4 0 3 8 0
West Texas State 1 4 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Western Illinois*W 38–78,500
September 11at Illinois StateW 16–012,289
September 18DrakeW 24–1713,300
September 25Arkansas State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 30–3515,600
October 2at Southwestern Louisiana*L 10–2022,359[2]
October 9at Florida State*L 8–5951,233
October 16at TulsaL 3–2226,936
October 23Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 21–914,200
October 30at Eastern Illinois*L 7–209,120
November 13Southwest Missouri State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 28–75,200
November 20West Texas State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 17–131,000
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Chamness, Mike (October 3, 1982). "S.W. Louisiana deals SIU second loss". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 13. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.