1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 6–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* Rey Dempsey (7th season)

Home stadium| McAndrew Stadium

Seasons

<- 1981

1983 ->

1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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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.

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 4| at Western Illinois*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 38–7| 8,500| [2]
September 11| at Illinois State|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| W 16–0| 12,289| [3]
September 18| Drake|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 24–17| 13,300| [4]
September 25| Arkansas State*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 30–35| 15,600| [5]
October 2| at Southwestern Louisiana*|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| L 10–20| 22,359| [6]
October 9| at Florida State*|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| L 8–59| 51,233| [7]
October 16| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 3–22| 26,936| [8]
October 23| Indiana State|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 21–9| 14,200| [9]
October 30| at Eastern Illinois*|

* O'Brien Field
* Charleston, IL

| L 7–20| 9,120| [10]
November 13| Southwest Missouri State*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 28–7| 5,200| [11]
November 20| West Texas State|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 17–13| 1,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. ^ "Southern Illinois tops Western, 38–7". The Pantagraph. September 5, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Hinton paces Salukis past Redbirds". The Des Moines Register. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "SIU tops Drake 24–17". The Courier. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Back door TD pass zonks Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Chamness, Mike (October 3, 1982). "S.W. Louisiana deals SIU second loss". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 13. Retrieved January 2, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Seminoles spank So. Illinois 59–8". The Palm Beach Post. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Lacy, Gunter help Tulsa clout Southern Illinois". The News-Star. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Johnson leads Salukis to 21–9 win". The Belleville News-Democrat. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "SIU turns it over to EIU". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Salukis unveil secret ground weapon". Southern Illinoisan. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "SIU blitzes WTU 17–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Southern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

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