1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Western Illinois $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northern Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under first-year head coach Rick Rhoades, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the conference.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at No. 12 Western Illinois
L 13–179,226[2]
September 17Murray State*
W 28–2112,000[3]
September 24at Illinois State
W 24–238,259[4]
October 1Arkansas State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 45–439,700[5]
October 8at Eastern Illinois
L 3–349,415[6]
October 15Indiana State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 10–711,200[7]
October 22Northern Illinois*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 9–1013,000[8]
October 29at Kentucky*
L 10–2450,093[9]
November 5at Southwest Missouri State
L 24–283,030[10]
November 12at Youngstown State*
L 14–315,533[11]
November 19Northern Iowa
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 21–242,500[12]

References

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 119. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Monserud, Scott (September 4, 1988). "SIU falls one second short". The Southern Illinoisan. p. C17. Retrieved November 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Weaner, Phil (September 18, 1988). "SIU survives a late scare from Murray". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D27. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 25, 1988). "Southern rallies past ISU". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 2, 1988). "Salukis rally for a wild win". The Southern Illinoisan. p. C19. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Eastern blows past Southern". Herald and Review. October 9, 1988. p. B2. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 16, 1988). "Salukis stop Indiana St. in its tracks". The Southern Illinoisan. p. C17. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 23, 1988). "Penalties spoil SIU's day in sun". The Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Fowler, Scott (October 30, 1988). "UK finally awakens to knock off SIU 24-10". The Courier-Journal. p. C1. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (November 6, 1988). "Bears taken on joyride, win 28-24". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1E. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Youngstown State catches SIU asleep". The Southern Illinoisan. November 13, 1988. p. C17. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ McCool, Dan (November 20, 1988). "UNI rallies to victory at S. Illinois". Des Moines Register. p. 8D. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.