1985 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under second-year head coach Ray Dorr, the team compiled a 4–7 record (1–4 against conference opponents) and finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the MVC.^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1985 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach	Ray Dorr (2nd season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

v t e	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	Lincoln (MO)*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 63–0	10,500	[2]
September 7	Southwest Missouri State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 28–40	9,600
September 14	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 25–28	76,330
September 21	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 6–31	6,520
September 28	Eastern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 42–13	11,200
October 5	No. 8 Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 21–0	13,200
October 19	Southeast Missouri State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 51–13	13,250
October 26	at Wichita State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 34–35	7,473	[3]
November 2	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 38–41	5,412
November 9	at No. 8 Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 12–41	10,104	[4]
November 16	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 7–14	1,478
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 118. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
2. "Salukis edge Lincoln, 63–0". Southern Illinoisan. September 1, 1985. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "WSU rallies past Salukis". The Salina Journal. October 27, 1985. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "SIUC falls 41–12 to Arkansas State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.