1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

1977 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (0–5 MVC)
Head coach	Rey Dempsey (2nd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons← 1976 1978 →

1977 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Texas State $	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Wichita State	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Tulsa	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Drake	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Tulsa, Indiana State, and Southern Illinois played designated conference games.

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Under second-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 3–8 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	at New Mexico State	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 7–29	11,044
September 10	at Temple*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–20	9,087
September 17	Indiana State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 9–14	13,458
September 24	at Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 6–21	10,957
October 1	Lamar*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 9–5	13,723
October 8	at East Carolina*	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 0–33	25,251
October 15	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 0–24	23,802
October 22	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 0–28	10,262
November 5	Illinois State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 23–17	6,841
November 19	Drake	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 9–13	4,803
November 26	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 9–28	7,550
*Non-conference game

"Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 117. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
"Arkansas State whips Salukis". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Saluki kicking game collapses in 33–0 loss to East Carolina". Southern Illinoisan. October 9, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"SIU closes 3–8 year with loss to champion Texas". Southern Illinoisan. November 27, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	McAndrew Stadium (1938–2009) Saluki Stadium (2010–present)
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