1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 3–8 (0–5 MVC)
Head coach|

* Rey Dempsey (2nd season)

Home stadium| McAndrew Stadium

Seasons

<- 1976

1978 ->

1977 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
West Texas State $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Wichita State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
New Mexico State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Indiana State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Tulsa | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Drake | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Southern Illinois | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* Tulsa, Indiana State, and Southern Illinois played designated conference games.

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Under second-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| at New Mexico State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| L 7–29| 11,044|
September 10| at Temple*|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 24–20| 9,087|
September 17| Indiana State|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 9–14| 13,458|
September 24| at Arkansas State*|

* Indian Stadium
* Jonesboro, AR

| L 6–21| 10,957| [2]
October 1| Lamar*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 9–5| 13,723|
October 8| at East Carolina*|

* Ficklen Memorial Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| L 0–33| 25,251| [3]
October 15| at Southwestern Louisiana*|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| L 0–24| 23,802|
October 22| at Northern Illinois*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| L 0–28| 10,262|
November 5| Illinois State*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 23–17| 6,841|
November 19| Drake|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 9–13| 4,803|
November 26| at West Texas State|

* Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
* Canyon, TX

| L 9–28| 7,550| [4]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. ^ "Arkansas State whips Salukis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Saluki kicking game collapses in 33–0 loss to East Carolina". Southern Illinoisan. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "SIU closes 3–8 year with loss to champion Texas". Southern Illinoisan. November 27, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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