1966 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1966 Southern Illinois Salukis football Independent 4–5–1 Ellis Rainsberger 1st McAndrew Stadium 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.Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide Southern Illinois University 2019 117 July 12, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2019/8/20/Media_Guide.pdf April 1, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210401074246/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2019/8/20/Media_Guide.pdf dead The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. Schedule y y September 17 Wichita State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 17-7 6,000 September 24 Louisville McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 7-16 10,000–10,500 Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Visiting Team (Louisville vs. Southern Illinois) https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MFB1/1966/367.00_V_659.00_19660924_16_7.pdf National Collegiate Athletic Association May 7, 2025 October 1 at 1966 Drake Bulldogs Drake Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 7-30 8,600 October 8 1966 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL T 21-21 6,500 October 15 at 1966 State College of Iowa Panthers State College of Iowa O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA W 30-7 5,000 Park Larry SCI Humbled 30-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91945938/the-courier/ January 5, 2022 The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier October 16, 1966 43 Newspapers.com October 22 at North Texas State Fouts Field Denton, TX L 6-53 9,000 Eubanks Lon N. Texas Clobbers SIU Gridders 53-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88176348/n-texas-clobbers-siu-gridders-536/ January 5, 2022 The Southern Illinoisan October 23, 1966 11 Newspapers.com October 29 East Carolina<hc> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 31-13 14,000 Eubanks Lon Salukis Spill Pirates https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72492541/salukis-spill-pirates/ January 5, 2022 The Southern Illinoisan October 30, 1966 11 Newspapers.com November 5 at 1966 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Memorial Field Marquette, MI L 0-34 3,500 November 12 Ball State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 14-15 5,000 November 19 at 1966 Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri State SMS Stadium Springfield, MO W 19-0 2,500 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Southern Illinois) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/659/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 13, 2022 References Southern Illinois Category:Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons Southern Illinois Salukis football