1979 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1979 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 5 0 0 5 5 1
Southern Illinois 4 1 0 8 3 0
Indiana State 3 2 0 8 3 0
Drake 1 4 0 3 8 0
New Mexico State 1 4 0 2 9 0
Wichita State 1 4 0 1 10 0
Tulsa 0 0 0 6 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fourth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled an 8–3 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.