1985 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under second-year head coach Ray Dorr, the team compiled a 4–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the MVC.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1985 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1985 record4–7 (1–4 MVC)
Head coachRay Dorr (2nd season)
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 0 0  11 2 0
Southwest Missouri State 2 2 1  6 4 1
Western Illinois 2 3 0  5 5 0
Southern Illinois 2 3 0  4 7 0
Eastern Illinois 2 3 0  6 5 0
Illinois State 1 3 1  6 3 2
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa $ 3 0 0  6 5 0
West Texas State 3 1 1  6 3 1
Illinois State 3 1 1  6 3 2
Indiana State 2 2 0  4 6 0
Wichita State 2 3 0  3 8 0
Southern Illinois 1 3 0  4 7 0
Drake 1 5 0  4 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Tulsa also played Houston and East Carolina and recorded those games as conference games, but the league did not count them toward Tulsa's finish. The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31LincolnW 63–010,500
September 7Missouri StateL 28–409,600
September 14at IllinoisL 25–2876,330
September 21at DrakeL 6–316,520
September 28Eastern IllinoisW 42–1311,200
October 5 No. 8 Illinois StateW 21–013,200
October 19Southeast MissouriW 51–1313,250
October 26at Wichita StateL 34–357,473
November 2at Indiana StateL 38–415,412
November 9at No. 8 Arkansas StateL 12–4110,104
November 16at Western IllinoisL 7–141,478

References

  1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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