1961 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

1961 Southern Illinois Salukis football

IIAC champion

Conference| Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 7–3 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach|

* Carmen Piccone (3rd season)

Home stadium| McAndrew Stadium

Seasons

<- 1960

1962 ->

1961 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Southern Illinois $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Western Illinois | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Illinois State Normal | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Eastern Illinois | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Northern Illinois | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Central Michigan | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Eastern Michigan | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Under third-year head coach Carmen Piccone, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and won the IIAC championship.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 16| at Missouri Mines*| | Rolla, MO| W 44–0| 3,000| [2]
September 23| Drake*| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 0–7| 10,000| [3]
September 30| Central Michigan| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 18–0| 5,500| [4][5]
October 7| Northern Illinois| No. 4|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 35–6| 10,500| [6]
October 14| at Western Illinois| No. 5|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 13–22| 9,500|
October 21| Eastern Illinois| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 33–6| 13,000| [7]
October 28| at Illinois State Normal| |

* McCormick Field
* Normal, IL

| W 34–14| 6,000| [8]
November 4| at Eastern Michigan| |

* Briggs Field
* Ypsilanti, MI

| W 20–14| |
November 11| La Crosse State*| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 47–13| 8,000| [9]
November 18| Bowling Green*| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 0–20| |

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 116. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. ^ Tuthill, Harold (September 17, 1961). "Southern Illinois Wallops Missouri Mines, 44-0, in Opener". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 3F. Retrieved January 6, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Drake Defense Checks Salukis 7 To 0". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1961. p. II-1 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Chips Lose To SI, 18-0". The Lansing State Journal. October 1, 1961. p. 54 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
7. ^ "Southern Illinois Takes Homecoming 33-6, Tied For Second". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. October 23, 1961. p. 8. Retrieved June 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Illinois State Normal)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
9. ^ "Southern Illinois Rips La Crosse 47-13". La Crosse Tribune. November 12, 1961. p. 14. Retrieved January 6, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Southern Illinois Salukis football

Venues|

* McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009)
* Saluki Stadium (2010–present)

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* Bowl games
* Southeast Missouri State

Culture & lore|

* "Go Southern Go!"
* Saluki Sports Network

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Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champions

Illinois
(1908–1949)|

* Lombard (1921)
* Lombard (1922)
* Lombard (1923)
* Knox (IL) & Lombard (1924)
* Bradley & Monmouth (IL) (1925)
* Bradley & Monmouth (IL) (1926)
* Bradley (1927)
* Eastern Illinois & Millikin (1928)
* Knox (IL) & Lombard (1929)
* Millikin, Mount Morris, & Southern Illinois (1930)
* Monmouth (IL) (1930)
* Illinois Wesleyan & McKendree (1932)
* Illinois Wesleyan (1933)
* Augustana (IL) & Millikin
* Millikin & Monmouth (IL)
* Illinois Wesleyan & St. Viator (1936)
* Bradley, Illinois College, & Illinois State Normal (1937)
* Northern Illinois State (1938)
* Western Illinois (1939)
* Illinois State Normal (1940)
* Illinois State Normal & Northern Illinois State (1941)
* Western Illinois (1942)
* No champion (1943)
* Northern Illinois State (1944)
* Illinois State Normal (1945)
* Northern Illinois State (1946)
* Southern Illinois (1947)
* Eastern Illinois (1948)
* Western Illinois (1949)

Interstate
(1950–1969)|

* Illinois State Normal (1950)
* Northern Illinois State (1951)
* Central Michigan (1952)
* Central Michigan (1953)
* Central Michigan & Michigan State Normal (1954)
* Central Michigan & Michigan State Normal (1955)
* Central Michigan (1956)
* Eastern Michigan (1957)
* Western Illinois (1958)
* Western Illinois (1959)
* Southern Illinois (1960)
* Southern Illinois (1961)
* Central Michigan (1962)
* Northern Illinois (1963)
* Northern Illinois & Western Illinois (1964)
* Northern Illinois (1965)
* Central Michigan (1966)
* Central Michigan & Illinois State (1967)
* Central Michigan & Illinois State (1968)
* Western Illinois (1969)

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