1978 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1978 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State $ 5 1 0 6 5 0
Tulsa 4 1 0 9 2 0
Southern Illinois 3 2 0 7 4 0
Drake 3 3 0 4 7 0
Indiana State 2 3 0 3 8 0
Wichita State 2 4 0 4 7 0
West Texas State 1 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.