1961 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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1961 Southern Illinois Salukis football
IIAC champion
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1961 record7–3 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Missouri Mines*Rolla, MOW 44–03,000[2]
September 23Drake*
L 0–7
September 30Central Michigan
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 18–0
October 7Northern Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 35–6
October 14at Western Illinois
L 13–22
October 21Eastern Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 33–6
October 28at Illinois State Normal
W 34–14
November 4at Eastern Michigan
W 20–14
November 11La Crosse State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 47–138,000[3]
November 18Bowling Green*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 0–20
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 116. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Tuthill, Harold (September 17, 1961). "Southern Illinois Wallops Missouri Mines, 44-0, in Opener". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 3F. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern Illinois Rips La Crosse 47-13". La Crosse Tribune. November 12, 1961. p. 14. Retrieved January 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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