1966 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1966 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Under first-year head coach Ellis Rainsberger, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1966 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceIndependent
1966 record4–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Parsons    9 2 0
Drake    8 2 0
Northern Illinois    8 2 0
IUP    7 2 0
Santa Clara    7 2 0
Cortland    6 2 0
Northeastern    6 2 0
Akron    6 3 0
Samford    6 3 1
Carnegie Tech    5 3 0
Eastern Michigan    5 3 1
UC Santa Barbara    6 4 0
Wheaton (IL)    5 4 0
Boston University    5 5 0
Cal Poly Pomona    5 5 0
Chattanooga    5 5 0
Colorado College    4 4 0
Wabash    4 4 1
Milwaukee    4 5 1
Southern Illinois    4 5 1
UC Riverside    4 5 0
Tampa    4 5 0
Rose Poly    3 4 1
Hawaii    4 6 0
Portland State    4 6 0
La Verne    3 6 0
Mississippi Valley State    3 6 0
Lake Forest    2 5 0
Wayne State (MI)    2 6 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Wichita StateW 17–7
September 24Louisville
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 7–16
October 1at DrakeL 7–30
October 8Youngstown State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
T 21–21
October 15at State College of IowaW 30–75,000[2]
October 22at North Texas StateL 6–53[3]
October 29East Carolina
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 31–1314,000[4]
November 5at Northern Michigan
L 0–34
November 12Ball State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 14–15
November 19at Southwest Missouri StateW 19–0
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. Park, Larry (October 16, 1966). "SCI Humbled 30-7". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. 43. Retrieved January 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Eubanks, Lon (October 23, 1966). "N. Texas Clobbers SIU Gridders 53-6". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 11. Retrieved January 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Eubanks, Lon (October 30, 1966). "Salukis Spill Pirates". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 11. Retrieved January 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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