1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drake + 5 1 0 10 1 0
Tulsa + 5 1 0 6 5 0
Southern Illinois 5 2 0 7 4 0
West Texas State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Wichita State 3 3 1 4 6 1
Indiana State 2 4 1 5 5 1
New Mexico State 1 5 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.