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1956 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Western Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois State Normal 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Southern Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Under second-year head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 4–5 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22Illinois Wesleyan*
W 40–0[2]
September 29at Central Michigan
L 13–32
October 4at Bradley*
L 20–26[3]
October 13at Eastern Illinois
W 33–0[4]
October 20Eastern Michigan
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 14–7
October 27Western Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 7–21
November 3at Washington University*
L 0–26
November 10Illinois State Normal
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 13–27
November 17at Northern Illinois
W 28–13
  • *Non-conference game

[5]

References

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 116. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Southern Swamps Wesleyan, 40-0". The Pantagraph. September 23, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jamieson Leads Bradley Over Southern, 26-20". The Pantagraph. October 5, 1956. p. 20. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Salukis Beat Eastern 33-0". The Southern Illinoisan. October 15, 1956. p. 9. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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