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1985 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference, Missouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–3 GCAC, 1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Western Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Illinois State 1 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Illinois State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University—now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale—as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) and the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under second-year head coach Ray Dorr, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–3 in GCAC play, placing in a three-way tie for third.[1] Southern Illinois had a record of 1–3 against MVC opponents, placing sixth. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Lincoln (MO)*
W 63–010,500[3]
September 7Southwest Missouri State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
L 28–409,600[4]
September 14at Illinois*
L 25–2876,330[5]
September 21at Drake
L 6–316,520[6]
September 28Eastern Illinois
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 42–1311,200[7]
October 5 No. 8 Illinois State
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 21–013,200[8]
October 19Southeast Missouri State*
  • McAndrew Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
W 51–1313,250[9]
October 26at Wichita State
L 34–357,473[10]
November 2at Indiana State
L 38–415,412[11]
November 9at No. 8 Arkansas State*
L 12–4110,104[12]
November 16at Western Illinois
L 7–141,478[13]

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References

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  1. ^ "Missouri Valley Football Conference Records" (PDF). Missouri Valley Football Conference. p. 25. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "College Football Standings". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 25, 1985. p. 6C. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Salukis edge Lincoln, 63–0". Southern Illinoisan. September 1, 1985. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bears ramble to big victory". Anchorage Daily News. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SIUC scares Illini before falling 28–25". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SIU falls to Drake". Southern Illinoisan. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SIU burns EIU". Southern Illinoisan. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Defense sparks Salukis 21–0 win over Illinois St". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SIU drops other glove". Southern Illinoisan. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "WSU rallies past Salukis". The Salina Journal. October 27, 1985. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Indiana State kick trips Southern Illinois, 41–38". The Des Moines Register. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "SIUC falls 41–12 to Arkansas State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "W. Illinois 14, S. Illinois 7". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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