1976 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Under first-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[2] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1976 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceIndependent
1976 record7–4
Head coachRey Dempsey (1st season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh      12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers      11 0 0
San Diego State      10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame      9 3 0
Colgate      8 2 0
Boston College      8 3 0
Cincinnati      8 3 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
North Texas State *      7 4 0
Southern Illinois      7 4 0
Penn State      7 5 0
Villanova      6 4 1
South Carolina      6 5 0
Virginia Tech      6 5 0
Army      5 6 0
Florida State      5 6 0
Illinois State      5 6 0
Richmond      5 6 0
West Virginia      5 6 0
Georgia Tech      4 6 1
Temple      4 6 0
Air Force      4 7 0
Dayton      4 7 0
Louisville      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
Indiana State      3 7 0
Hawaii      3 8 0
Holy Cross      3 8 0
Miami (FL)      3 8 0
Syracuse      3 8 0
Utah State      3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana      2 9 0
Southern Miss      2 9 0
Tulane      2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5–0) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11at McNeese StateL 0–38
September 18at DrakeW 27–15
September 25West Texas A&MW 21–7
October 2LamarW 19–7
October 9at East CarolinaL 14–49
October 16Arkansas StateL 10–41
October 23Northern IllinoisW 54–0
October 30at Indiana StateW 21–2
November 6Illinois StateW 17–3
November 13at Bowling GreenL 7–35
November 20at MarshallW 44–16

References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  2. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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