1957 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1957 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–4 (3–3 IIAC)
Head coach	Albert Kawal (3rd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1957 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Michigan $	6	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois State Normal	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Northern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Under third-year head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 5–4 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 21	at Austin Peay		W 25–12
September 28	Arkansas State		L 6–13
October 4	at Western Illinois		L 13–23
October 12	Eastern Illinois		W 27–6
October 19	at Illinois State		W 28–21
October 26	at Eastern Michigan		L 7–21
November 9	Central Michigan		L 12–21
November 16	Northern Illinois		W 45–19
November 23	at Great Lakes Naval		W 38–4