1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach	Rey Dempsey (5th season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa $	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Wichita State	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Indiana State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Drake	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fifth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 3–8 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 14–31	19,252
September 13	Eastern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 37–35	17,150
September 20	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 17–18	15,484
September 27	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 34–28	12,750
October 4	Northern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 17–20	15,700
October 11	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 6–19	18,293
October 18	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 42–0	13,369
November 1	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 3–21	13,103
November 8	Fresno State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 14–31	9,800
November 15	Tulsa	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–41	6,432
November 22	West Texas State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 20–23	894
*Non-conference game