1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (0–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1977 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Wichita State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa, Indiana State, and Southern Illinois played designated conference games.

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Under second-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at New Mexico State
L 7–2911,044[2]
September 10at Temple*
W 24–209,087[3]
September 17Indiana State
L 9–1413,458[4]
September 24at Arkansas State[n 1]
L 6–2110,957[5]
October 1Lamar*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 9–513,723[6]
October 8at East Carolina*
L 0–3325,251[7]
October 15at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 0–2423,802[8]
October 22at Northern Illinois*
L 0–2810,262[9]
November 5Illinois State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 23–176,841[10]
November 19Drake
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 9–134,803[11]
November 26at West Texas State
L 9–287,550[12]
  • *Non-conference game

Notes

  1. ^ Designated conference game

References

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State stomps Southern 29–7". Herald and Review. September 4, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern Illinois trips up Temple". Sunday News Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "13,458...Record crowd sees SIU–C fall to Indiana State 14–9". Southern Illinoisan. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas State whips Salukis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Lucky' Salukis deck Cards". The Orange Leader. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Saluki kicking game collapses in 33–0 loss to East Carolina". Southern Illinoisan. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns shutout Southern Illinois". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Northern Illinois drubs Salukis, 28–0". Tulsa World. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Frosh Cernak paces 23–17 Saluki win". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Drake collects second victory". The Sioux City Journal. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "SIU closes 3–8 year with loss to champion Texas". Southern Illinoisan. November 27, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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