1966 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1966 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Under first-year head coach Ellis Rainsberger, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1966 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Independent
1966 record	4–5–1
Head coach	Ellis Rainsberger (1st season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Parsons			–					9	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					8	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					5	–	3	–	1
UC Santa Barbara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					5	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Milwaukee			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	1
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	6	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 17	Wichita State		W 17–7
September 24	Louisville		L 7–16
October 1	at Drake		L 7–30
October 8	Youngstown State		T 21–21
October 15	at Northern Iowa		W 30–7
October 22	at North Texas		L 6–53
October 29	East Carolina		W 31–13
November 5	at Northern Michigan		L 0–34
November 12	Ball State		L 14–15
November 19	at Missouri State		W 19–0

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.