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American college football season
The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under sixth-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 5 | at McNeese State* | | L 12–27 | 20,065 |
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September 12 | Wichita State | | L 7–13 | 9,500 | [2]
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September 19 | Tennessee State* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 14–17 | 12,500 |
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September 26 | at Tulsa | | W 36–34 | 18,943 |
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October 3 | Illinois State | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| W 14–3 | 14,900 |
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October 10 | at West Texas State | | W 29–22 | 9,950 | [3]
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October 17 | at Fresno State* | | W 24–18 | 16,385 |
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October 24 | Southwestern Louisiana* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| W 41–0 | 15,750 |
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November 1 | at Indiana State | | W 17–3 | 8,432 |
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November 7 | Drake | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 17–22 | 17,000 |
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November 14 | at New Mexico State | | W 23–15 | 13,076 | [4]
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- 1981 Missouri Valley Conference football season
- Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons
- 1981 in sports in Illinois
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