1978 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

1978 Southern Illinois Salukis football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 7–4 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach|

* Rey Dempsey (3rd season)

Home stadium| McAndrew Stadium

Seasons

<- 1977

1979 ->

1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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

* $ - Conference champion

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under third-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 7–4 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 9| at Drake|

* Drake Stadium
* Des Moines, IA

| L 14–38| 9,103|
September 16| at Lamar*|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX

| W 22–20| 13,100|
September 23| West Texas State|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 17–3| 11,893| [2]
September 30| New Mexico State|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 43–39| 14,112|
October 7| at Illinois State*|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| W 26–0| 13,500|
October 14| Arkansas State*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 24–26| 15,446| [3]
October 21| at Wichita State|

* Cessna Stadium
* Wichita, KS

| L 7–33| 12,026| [4]
October 28| Northern Illinois*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 13–14| 16,489|
November 4| at Indiana State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| W 28–7| 4,785| [5]
November 11| Marshall*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 15–14| 7,110| [6]
November 18| at Southwestern Louisiana*|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| W 10–9| 11,150|

* *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. ^ "Like mad dogs, Salukis maul Buffaloes". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Arkansas State ends Southern's streak". The Decatur Daily Review. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Shockers short-circuit Saluki hopes". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Southern outscores Indiana State". The Decatur Daily Review. November 6, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Field goal saves Southern Illinois". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Southern Illinois Salukis football

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

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* Bowl games
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* "Go Southern Go!"
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