1979 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fourth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled an 8–3 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
| 1979 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1979 record | 8–3 (4–1 MVC) |
| Head coach | Rey Dempsey (4th season) |
| Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | at West Texas A&M | L 0–14 | 12,300 | |
| September 8 | Louisiana | W 17–7 | 13,388 | |
| September 15 | at Tennessee State | W 18–16 | 16,012 | |
| September 22 | at Arkansas State | L 16–24 | 16,803 | |
| September 29 | Eastern Illinois | L 14–22 | 17,769 | |
| October 6 | Illinois State | W 7–0 | 8,100 | |
| October 20 | Wichita State | W 31–7 | 12,300 | |
| October 27 | at Northern Illinois | W 21–11 | 23,740 | |
| November 3 | Indiana State | W 41–38 | 9,100 | |
| November 10 | at Drake | W 22–21 | 5,070 | |
| November 17 | New Mexico State | W 45–28 | 8,700 |
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References
- "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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