1961 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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IIAC champion | |
Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–3 (5–1 IIAC) |
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Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Under third-year head coach Carmen Piccone, the team compiled a 7–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and won the IIAC championship.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 16 | at Missouri Mines* | Rolla, MO | W 44–0 | 3,000 | [2] | |||
September 23 | Drake* | L 0–7 | ||||||
September 30 | Central Michigan |
| W 18–0 | 5,500 | [3][4] | |||
October 7 | Northern Illinois | No. 4 |
| W 35–6 | 10,500 | [5] | ||
October 14 | at Western Illinois | No. 5 | L 13–22 | |||||
October 21 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 33–6 | 13,000 | [6] | |||
October 28 | at Illinois State Normal |
| W 34–14 | |||||
November 4 | at Eastern Michigan |
| W 20–14 | |||||
November 11 | La Crosse State* |
| W 47–13 | 8,000 | [7] | |||
November 18 | Bowling Green* |
| L 0–20 | |||||
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