1996 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1996 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (1–4 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^   5 0     12 2  
No. 10 Western Illinois ^   3 2     9 3  
No. 21 Southwest Missouri State   3 2     7 4  
Indiana State   3 2     6 5  
Southern Illinois   1 4     5 6  
Illinois State   0 5     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Shawn Watson and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 1–4 record in conference play.[1]

  1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 16, 2022.