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1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium McAndrew Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983 →
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 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. [1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Western Illinois*W 38–78,500
September 11at Illinois StateW 16–012,289
September 18 DrakeW 24–1713,300
September 25 Arkansas State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 30–3515,600
October 2at Southwestern Louisiana*L 10–2022,359 [2]
October 9at Florida State*L 8–5951,233
October 16at TulsaL 3–2226,936
October 23 Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 21–914,200
October 30at Eastern Illinois*L 7–209,120
November 13 Southwest Missouri State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 28–75,200
November 20 West Texas State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 17–131,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Chamness, Mike (October 3, 1982). "S.W. Louisiana deals SIU second loss". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 13. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.