1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	6–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach	Rey Dempsey (7th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Wichita State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Drake	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
West Texas State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under seventh-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 6–5 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	at Western Illinois*		W 38–7	8,500
September 11	at Illinois State		W 16–0	12,289
September 18	Drake		W 24–17	13,300
September 25	Arkansas State*		L 30–35	15,600
October 2	at Louisiana*		L 10–20	22,359
October 9	at Florida State*		L 8–59	51,233
October 16	at Tulsa		L 3–22	26,936
October 23	Indiana State		W 21–9	14,200
October 30	at Eastern Illinois*		L 7–20	9,120
November 13	Missouri State*		W 28–7	5,200
November 20	West Texas State		W 17–13	1,000
*Non-conference game