1983 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game, W 43–7 vs. Western Carolina | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 13–1 (4–1 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Indiana State ^ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under eighth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 13–1 record, finished second in the MVC, and won the NCAA Division I-AA Championship, defeating Western Carolina in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Western Illinois* | W 38–6 | 8,893 | [2] | ||
September 10 | Eastern Illinois* | W 17–14 | 12,800 | [3] | ||
September 17 | Southeast Missouri State* |
| W 56–7 | 10,200 | [4] | |
September 24 | at Northern Iowa* | No. 8 | W 52–9 | 11,613 | [5] | |
October 1 | at Arkansas State* | No. 5 | W 35–28 | 10,281 | [6] | |
October 8 | Drake | No. 3 |
| W 28–9 | 14,700 | [7] |
October 15 | at Southwest Missouri State* | No. 2 | W 24–6 | 7,700 | [8] | |
October 22 | at No. 14 Indiana State | No. 2 | W 34–21 | 14,111 | [9] | |
October 29 | New Mexico State | No. 1 |
| W 41–3 | 14,000 | [10] |
November 5 | Illinois State | No. 1 |
| W 28–26 | 16,600 | [11] |
November 12 | at Wichita State | No. 1 | L 6–28 | 3,911 | [12] | |
December 3 | No. 5 Indiana State* | No. 1 |
| W 23–7 | 8,000 | [13] |
December 10 | No. 11 Nevada* | No. 1 |
| W 23–7 | 12,000 | [14] |
December 17 | vs. No. 9 Western Carolina* | No. 1 | W 43–7 | 15,950 | [15] | |
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