1991 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1991 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach	Bob Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Southern Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under third-year head coach Bob Smith, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and tied for second place in the conference. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	at Southeast Missouri		W 28–27	8,265
September 7	at Murray State		W 31–27	6,746
September 15	at Austin Peay		W 21–17	4,103
September 21	No. 5 Northern Iowa		W 21–20	12,200
September 28	No. 19 Illinois State		W 14–11	16,500
October 5	No. 19 Missouri State		L 13–17	13,700
October 12	at Troy		L 13–30	5,500
October 19	at No. 17 Western Illinois		L 20–21	10,225
October 26	at Indiana State		W 30–23	3,250
November 2	Eastern Illinois		W 31–30	6,500
November 9	at Louisiana Tech		L 16–48	15,650
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game