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1971 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1971 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware     10 1 0
No. 5 Tennessee State     9 1 0
No. 2 McNeese State     9 1 1
Colorado College     7 1 0
No. 8 Akron     8 2 0
Samford     8 2 0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan     7 1 2
Arkansas AM&N     7 2 0
Indiana (PA)     7 2 0
Kentucky State     8 3 0
Appalachian State     7 3 1
Northern Michigan     7 3 0
Hawaii     7 4 0
Ashland     6 4 0
Santa Clara     6 4 0
Southern Illinois     6 4 0
Tampa     6 5 0
UNLV     5 4 1
Bucknell     5 5 0
Central Michigan     5 5 0
Milwaukee     5 5 0
Nevada     5 5 0
St. Norbert     5 5 0
Wayne State (MI)     4 4 0
Hofstra     5 6 0
Cortland     4 5 0
Northeastern     4 5 0
Portland State     4 5 0
Chicago     3 4 0
Northeast Louisiana     4 6 1
Eastern Illinois     4 6 0
Indiana State     4 6 0
Saint Mary's     3 5 0
Rose-Hulman     3 6 0
Boston University     3 7 0
Drexel     2 6 0
Chattanooga     2 9 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Under fifth-year head coach Dick Towers, the team compiled a 6–4 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at DaytonW 31–1411,342
September 25at Illinois StateNo. T–9W 10–97,000
October 2Wichita StateL 24–2610,500
October 9 No. 2 Arkansas State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 21–1410,200[2]
October 16Ball StateNo. T–10
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 33–89,500–10,000[3]
October 23at No. 4 AkronNo. 8L 21–4315,500–16,138[4]
October 30at Indiana StateL 3–176,500
November 6Drake
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 34–329,500
November 13at LouisvilleL 14–2410,100
November 20Central Michigan
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 35–85,400
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Salukis stop Arkansas St". Southern Illinoisan. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
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