1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference GCAC 4–7 2–4 Rick Rhoades 1st McAndrew Stadium The 1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under first-year head coach Rick Rhoades, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the conference.Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide Southern Illinois University 2019 119 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee yes yes September 3 at No. 12 Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL L 13-17 9,226 Monserud Scott SIU falls one second short https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88776590/southern-illinoisan/ November 11, 2021 The Southern Illinoisan September 4, 1988 C17 Newspapers.com September 17 Murray State<ncg> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 28-21 12,000 Weaner Phil SIU survives a late scare from Murray https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91599879/southern-illinoisan/ January 1, 2022 The Southern Illinoisan September 18, 1988 D27 Newspapers.com September 24 at Illinois State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL W 24-23 8,259 Reinhardt Randy Southern rallies past ISU https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91619995/the-pantagraph/ January 1, 2022 The Pantagraph September 25, 1988 B1 Newspapers.com October 1 Arkansas State<ncg> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 45-43 9,700 Weaner Phil Salukis rally for a wild win https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91620245/southern-illinoisan/ January 1, 2022 The Southern Illinoisan October 2, 1988 C19 Newspapers.com October 8 at Eastern Illinois O'Brien Field Charleston, IL L 3-34 9,415 Eastern blows past Southern https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91621678/herald-and-review/ January 1, 2022 Herald and Review October 9, 1988 B2 Newspapers.com October 15 Indiana State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 10-7 11,200 Weaner Phil Salukis stop Indiana St. in its tracks https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91621980/southern-illinoisan/ January 1, 2022 The Southern Illinoisan October 16, 1988 C17 Newspapers.com October 22 Northern Illinois<ncg> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 9-10 13,000 Weaner Phil Penalties spoil SIU's day in sun https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91622422/southern-illinoisan/ January 1, 2022 The Southern Illinoisan October 23, 1988 D29 Newspapers.com October 29 at Kentucky<ncg> Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY L 10-24 50,093 Fowler Scott UK finally awakens to knock off SIU 24-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91622750/the-courier-journal/ January 1, 2022 The Courier-Journal October 30, 1988 C1 Newspapers.com November 5 at Southwest Missouri State Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO L 24-28 3,030 Scranton Lyndal Bears taken on joyride, win 28-24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91622993/the-springfield-news-leader/ January 1, 2022 The Springfield News-Leader November 6, 1988 1E Newspapers.com November 12 at Youngstown State<ncg> Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH L 14-31 5,533 Youngstown State catches SIU asleep https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91623314/southern-illinoisan/ January 1, 2022 The Southern Illinoisan November 13, 1988 C17 Newspapers.com November 19 Northern Iowa McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 21-24 2,500 McCool Dan UNI rallies to victory at S. Illinois https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91623598/the-des-moines-register/ January 1, 2022 Des Moines Register November 20, 1988 8D Newspapers.com References Southern Illinois Category:Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons Southern Illinois Salukis football