1989 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

1989 Southern Illinois Salukis football

Conference| Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 2–9 (1–5 GCAC)
Head coach|

* Bob Smith (1st season)

Home stadium| McAndrew Stadium

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Illinois State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Indiana State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Western Illinois | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Southern Illinois | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under first-year head coach Bob Smith, the team compiled a 2–9 record (1–5 against conference opponents) and tied for sixth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

The Salukis' game against Western Illinois began on September 9 but was suspended in the first quarter due to lightning. The game was completed the following day.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 2| at Nevada*|

* Mackay Stadium
* Reno, NV

| L 3–41| 15,280| [3]
September 9–10| Western Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 7–14| 3,000| [2]
September 16| Eastern Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 20–17| 10,000| [4]
September 23| at No. 15 Murray State*|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| L 11–24| 6,850| [5]
September 30| at No. 12 Arkansas State*|

* Indian Stadium
* Jonesboro, AR

| L 23–28| 12,726| [6]
October 7| at Northern Illinois*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| L 24–29| 23,933| [7]
October 14| Illinois State|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 17–21| 12,000| [8]
October 21|  No. 8 Southwest Missouri State|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 25–31| 10,000| [9]
October 28| Kentucky State*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 54–12| 3,500| [10]
November 4| at Indiana State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| L 24–35| 2,346| [11]
November 11| at Northern Iowa|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 13–48| 7,827| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee 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. 119. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. ^ a b Weaner, Phil (September 11, 1989). "Head start not enough". The Southern Illinoisan. p. B11. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Baden, Larry (September 3, 1989). "Pack too powerful for Salukis". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 1B. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Weaner, Phil (September 17, 1989). "SIU wins first". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Weaner, Phil (September 24, 1989). "Racers rub out Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D33. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 1, 1989). "Rally falls short". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Wesselhoff, Bill (October 8, 1989). "Huskies rally past Southern". Daily Chronicle. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 15, 1989). "ISU snaps Gateway losing streak". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 22, 1989). "Salukis pass up opportunity". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 29, 1989). "SIU whips Thorobreds". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Weaner, Phil (November 5, 1989). "Salukis sink in fourth quarter again". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Matt Brinkman leads UNI past Salukis". Globe Gazette. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. D30. Retrieved January 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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