Jump to content

1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by AnomieBOT (talk | contribs) at 06:55, 12 August 2022 (Substing/adjusting templates to reduce #ifexist parserfunction usage: {{Cfb link}}). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wichita State 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Indiana State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Drake 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
West Texas State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Southern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fifth-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 6at Wichita State
L 14–3119,252[2]
September 13Eastern Illinois*
W 37–3517,150
September 20at New Mexico State
L 17–1815,484
September 27at Drake
W 34–2812,750[3]
October 4Northern Illinois*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 17–2015,700
October 11at Indiana State
L 6–1918,293
October 18at Illinois State
W 42–013,369[4]
November 1at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 3–2113,103
November 8Fresno State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 14–319,800
November 15Tulsa
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 7–416,432
November 22West Texas State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 20–23894[5]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 John Cernak Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 56 Fabray Collins Fr
DE 87 John Harper So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Shockers slug Southern Illinois 31–14". The Wichita Eagle. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SIU survives scare; Beats Drake, 34–28". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Chamness, Mike (October 19, 1980). "'Old' Salukis return to paste Illinois St". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 11. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SIU booted to basement". Southern Illinoisan. November 23, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980_Southern_Illinois_Salukis_football_team&oldid=1104041680"