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The 1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale ) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Under first-year head coach Rick Rhoades , the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois .
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 3 at No. 12 Western Illinois L 13–179,226 [2]
September 17 Murray State * W 28–2112,000 [3]
September 24 at Illinois State W 24–238,259 [4]
October 1 Arkansas State * McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 45–439,700 [5]
October 8 at Eastern Illinois L 3–349,415 [6]
October 15 Indiana State McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 10–711,200 [7]
October 22 Northern Illinois * McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 9–1013,000 [8]
October 29 at Kentucky * L 10–2450,093 [9]
November 5 at Southwest Missouri State L 24–283,030 [10]
November 12 at Youngstown State * L 14–315,533 [11]
November 19 Northern Iowa McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 21–242,500 [12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
References [ ]
^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF) . Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 119. Retrieved July 12, 2020 .
^ Monserud, Scott (September 4, 1988). "SIU falls one second short" . The Southern Illinoisan . p. C17. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Weaner, Phil (September 18, 1988). "SIU survives a late scare from Murray" . The Southern Illinoisan . p. D27. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 25, 1988). "Southern rallies past ISU" . The Pantagraph . p. B1. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Weaner, Phil (October 2, 1988). "Salukis rally for a wild win" . The Southern Illinoisan . p. C19. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Eastern blows past Southern" . Herald and Review . October 9, 1988. p. B2. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Weaner, Phil (October 16, 1988). "Salukis stop Indiana St. in its tracks" . The Southern Illinoisan . p. C17. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Weaner, Phil (October 23, 1988). "Penalties spoil SIU's day in sun" . The Southern Illinoisan . p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Fowler, Scott (October 30, 1988). "UK finally awakens to knock off SIU 24-10" . The Courier-Journal . p. C1. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Scranton, Lyndal (November 6, 1988). "Bears taken on joyride, win 28-24" . The Springfield News-Leader . p. 1E. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Youngstown State catches SIU asleep" . The Southern Illinoisan . November 13, 1988. p. C17. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ McCool, Dan (November 20, 1988). "UNI rallies to victory at S. Illinois" . Des Moines Register . p. 8D. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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