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American college football season
The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under third-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Drake | | L 14–38 | 9,103 |
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September 16 | at Lamar* | | W 22–20 | 13,100 |
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September 23 | West Texas State | | W 17–3 | 11,893 | [2]
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September 30 | New Mexico State | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| W 43–39 | 14,112 |
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October 7 | at Illinois State* | | W 26–0 | 13,500 |
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October 14 | Arkansas State* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 24–26 | 15,446 |
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October 21 | at Wichita State | | L 7–33 | 12,026 | [3]
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October 28 | Northern Illinois* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 13–14 | 16,489 |
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November 4 | at Indiana State | | W 28–7 | 4,785 | [4]
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November 11 | Marshall* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| W 15–14 | 7,110 |
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November 18 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | | W 10–9 | 11,150 |
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- 1978 Missouri Valley Conference football season
- Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons
- 1978 in sports in Illinois
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