1961 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1961 Southern Illinois Salukis football
IIAC champion
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Carmen Piccone (3rd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1961 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Under third-year head coach Carmen Piccone, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and won the IIAC championship. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	at Missouri S&T		W 44–0
September 23	Drake		L 0–7
September 30	Central Michigan		W 18–0
October 7	Northern Illinois		W 35–6
October 14	at Western Illinois		L 13–22
October 21	Eastern Illinois		W 33–6
October 28	at Illinois State		W 34–14
November 4	at Eastern Michigan		W 20–14
November 11	Wisconsin-LaCrosse		W 47–13
November 18	Bowling Green		L 0–20