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1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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The 1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Under sixth-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Record7–4 (5–2 MVC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumMcAndrew Stadium
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1981 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
 1980
1982 
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1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Drake +5101010
Tulsa +510650
Southern Illinois520740
West Texas State330740
Wichita State331461
Indiana State241551
New Mexico State150380
Illinois State050370
  • + Conference co-champions
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at McNeese State*L 12–2720,065[2]
September 12Wichita StateL 7–139,500[3]
September 19Tennessee State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 14–1712,500[4]
September 26at TulsaW 36–3418,943[5]
October 3Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 14–314,900[6]
October 10at West Texas StateW 29–229,950[7]
October 17at Fresno State*W 24–1816,385[8]
October 24Southwestern Louisiana*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 41–015,750[9]
November 1at Indiana StateW 17–38,432[10]
November 7Drake
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 17–2217,000[11]
November 14at New Mexico StateW 23–1513,076[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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