1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Western Illinois $^   6 – 0     11 – 2  
Northern Iowa   5 – 1     7 – 4  
No. 4 Youngstown State ^   4 – 2     13 – 2  
Southwest Missouri State   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Indiana State   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Southern Illinois   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Illinois State   0 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Jan Quarless and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 3–8 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Nicholls State*
L 0–333,348[2]
September 13No. 17 Murray State*
W 24–208,000[3]
September 20at Indiana State
L 14–193,705[4]
September 27at No. 23 Northern Iowa
L 27–2812,829[5]
October 4Southwest Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 35–3612,200[6]
October 11Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 31–293,000[7]
October 18at South Florida*
W 23–1034,432[8]
October 25No. 7 Western Kentucky*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 31–523,000[9]
November 1at No. 2 Western Illinois
L 26–315,241[10]
November 8No. 4 Youngstown State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 10–342,000[11]
November 15at Southeast Missouri State*
L 17–281,375[12]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Record Book" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Athletics. p. 77. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Hardwig, Greg (September 7, 1997). "Debuts or nightmares?". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hardwig, Greg (September 14, 1997). "It's Payday!". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hardwig, Greg (September 21, 1997). "ISU tops SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McCool, Dan (September 28, 1997). "Panthers hang on in final minute". Des Moines Register. p. 8D. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 5, 1997). "Brawner keeps his cool as SMS puts SIU on ice". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 12, 1997). "Late TD pass breaks ISU and hearts". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ginn, Sharon (October 19, 1997). "S. Illinois gives Bulls unhappy homecoming". Tampa Bay Times. p. 15C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hardwig, Greg (October 26, 1997). "Slick Willie waxes Salukis". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hardwig, Greg (November 2, 1997). "Stecker sticks it to SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Hardwig, Greg (November 9, 1997). "Penguins ice SIU". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Hardwig, Greg (November 16, 1997). "Salukis can't hold lead in finale". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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