1955 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
American college football season
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The 1955 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 1955 college football season. Under first-year head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
| 1955 Southern Illinois Salukis football | |
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| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–4–2 (4–1–1 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Southeast Missouri State* | L 0–7 | 4,200 | [2] | |
| September 24 | at Illinois Wesleyan* | Bloomington, IL | L 13–14 | [3] | |
| October 1 | Central Michigan | W 14–13 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 26–13 | [5] | |
| October 22 | at Michigan State Normal |
| L 2–7 | [6] | |
| October 29 | at Western Illinois | T 13–13 | 8,000 | [7] | |
| November 5 | Washington University* |
| L 13–32 | 9,400 | [8][9] |
| November 12 | at Illinois State Normal |
| W 28–14 | [10] | |
| November 19 | Northern Illinois State |
| W 20–0 | [11] | |
| November 24 | Bradley* |
| T 7–7 | [12] | |
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NFL draft
The following Saluki was selected in the 1956 NFL draft following the season.[14]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 30 | 356 | Wayne Williams | End | New York Giants |
