1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
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Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Record | 3–8 (1–5 Gateway) |
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Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Western Illinois $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Youngstown State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jan Quarless and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 3–8 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at Nicholls State* | L 0–33 | 3,348 | [2] | |
September 13 | No. 17 Murray State* | W 24–20 | 8,000 | [3] | |
September 20 | at Indiana State | L 14–19 | 3,705 | [4] | |
September 27 | at No. 23 Northern Iowa | L 27–28 | 12,829 | [5] | |
October 4 | Southwest Missouri State |
| L 35–36 | 12,200 | [6] |
October 11 | Illinois State |
| W 31–29 | 3,000 | [7] |
October 18 | at South Florida* | W 23–10 | 34,432 | [8] | |
October 25 | No. 7 Western Kentucky* |
| L 31–52 | 3,000 | [9] |
November 1 | at No. 2 Western Illinois | L 26–31 | 5,241 | [10] | |
November 8 | No. 4 Youngstown State |
| L 10–34 | 2,000 | [11] |
November 15 | at Southeast Missouri State* | L 17–28 | 1,375 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Hardwig, Greg (September 7, 1997). "Debuts or nightmares?". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hardwig, Greg (September 14, 1997). "It's Payday!". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hardwig, Greg (September 21, 1997). "ISU tops SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCool, Dan (September 28, 1997). "Panthers hang on in final minute". Des Moines Register. p. 8D. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 5, 1997). "Brawner keeps his cool as SMS puts SIU on ice". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 12, 1997). "Late TD pass breaks ISU and hearts". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ginn, Sharon (October 19, 1997). "S. Illinois gives Bulls unhappy homecoming". Tampa Bay Times. p. 15C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hardwig, Greg (October 26, 1997). "Slick Willie waxes Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hardwig, Greg (November 2, 1997). "Stecker sticks it to SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hardwig, Greg (November 9, 1997). "Penguins ice SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hardwig, Greg (November 16, 1997). "Salukis can't hold lead in finale". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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