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1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Western Illinois*W 38–78,500[2]
September 11at Illinois StateW 16–012,289[3]
September 18DrakeW 24–1713,300[4]
September 25Arkansas State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 30–3515,600[5]
October 2at Southwestern Louisiana*L 10–2022,359[6]
October 9at Florida State*L 8–5951,233[7]
October 16at TulsaL 3–2226,936[8]
October 23Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 21–914,200[9]
October 30at Eastern Illinois*L 7–209,120[10]
November 13Southwest Missouri State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 28–75,200[11]
November 20West Texas State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 17–131,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  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.