1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 7–4 5–2 Rey Dempsey 6th McAndrew Stadium The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under sixth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 7–4 record.Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide Southern Illinois University 2019 118 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 5 at McNeese State<ncg> Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA L 12-27 20,065 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120119524/mcneese-state-tops-southern-illinois/ The Pantagraph McNeese State tops Southern Illinois September 6, 1981 March 3, 2023 Newspapers.com September 12 Wichita State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 7-13 9,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71913136/victory-slips-from-salukis/ Southern Illinoisan Victory slips from Salukis September 13, 1981 May 2, 2021 Newspapers.com September 19 Tennessee State<ncg> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 14-17 12,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-last-second-kick/142416529/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Last-second kick beats Southern Illinois, 17–14 September 20, 1981 February 29, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 at Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK W 36-34 18,943 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-southern-illinois-nips-tu/158357725/ The Pantagraph Southern Illinois nips Tulsa, 36–34 September 27, 1981 November 3, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 Illinois State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 14-3 14,900 Southern Ill. 14, Illinois St. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107805370/southern-ill-14-illinois-st-3/ The Sunday Courier and Press October 4, 1981 November 3, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 at West Texas State Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX W 29-22 9,950 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76924992/salukis-pull-out-another-one-2922/ Southern Illinoisan Salukis pull out another one, 29–22 October 11, 1981 May 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 17 at Fresno State<ncg> Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA W 24-18 16,385 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evansville-courier-and-press-southern-il/158356442/ The Sunday Courier and Press Southern Ill. tops Fresno St. October 18, 1981 November 3, 2024 Newspapers.com October 24 Southwestern Louisiana<ncg> McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 41-0 15,750 https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-confidense-builds-as/158292471/ Southern Illinoisan Confidense builds as Salukis steamroll October 25, 1981 November 3, 2024 Newspapers.com November 1 at Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN W 17-3 8,432 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107800774/siuc-downs-indiana-state/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch SIU–C downs Indiana State November 2, 1981 August 17, 2022 Newspapers.com November 7 Drake McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 17-22 17,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-quarterbacks-goof-ends/158357355/ Chicago Tribune Quarterback's goof ends S. Illinois rally November 8, 1981 November 3, 2024 Newspapers.com November 14 at New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM W 23-15 13,076 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76927259/ags-cough-up-23-15-verdict/ The El Paso Times Ags cough up 23–15 verdict November 15, 1981 May 2, 2021 Newspapers.com 1981 Southern Illinois Salukis Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 3, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-illinois/1981-schedule.html References Southern Illinois Category:Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons Southern Illinois Salukis football