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American college football season
The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under fifth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at Wichita State | | L 14–31 | 19,252 | [2]
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September 13 | Eastern Illinois* | | W 37–35 | 17,150 |
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September 20 | at New Mexico State | | L 17–18 | 15,484 |
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September 27 | at Drake | | W 34–28 | 12,750 | [3]
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October 4 | Northern Illinois* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 17–20 | 15,700 |
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October 11 | at Indiana State | | L 6–19 | 18,293 |
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October 18 | at Illinois State | | W 42–0 | 13,369 | [4]
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November 1 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | | L 3–21 | 13,103 |
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November 8 | Fresno State* | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 14–31 | 9,800 |
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November 15 | Tulsa | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 7–41 | 6,432 |
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November 22 | West Texas State | - McAndrew Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| L 20–23 | 894 | [5]
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1980 Southern Illinois Salukis football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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QB
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7
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John Cernak
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Sr
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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56
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Fabray Collins
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Fr
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DE
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87
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John Harper
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So
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Shockers slug Southern Illinois 31–14". The Wichita Eagle. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SIU survives scare; Beats Drake, 34–28". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 28, 1980. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chamness, Mike (October 19, 1980). "'Old' Salukis return to paste Illinois St". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 11. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SIU booted to basement". Southern Illinoisan. November 23, 1980. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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