1992 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1992 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ 5 1 0 12 2 0
No. 20 Western Illinois 4 2 0 7 4 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 2 0 6 5 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0 5 6 0
Illinois State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 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 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under forth-year head coach Bob Smith, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and finish last place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

On offense, the team set new school records with 56 touchdowns, 36.5 points per game, 295.9 rushing yards per game, and 459.7 yards of total offense per game.[2] The team's statistical leaders included Scott Gabbert with 2,463 passing yards and Anthony Perry with 1,023 rushing yards.[3] Junior Billy Swain set a new school record for career touchdown passes.[4]

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 119. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, pp. 77-79.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 90.
  4. ^ "Swain sets new record". The Southern Illinoisan. November 8, 1992. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.