1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcAndrew Stadium
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Wichita State 4 1 0 8 3 0
Southern Illinois 4 1 0 6 5 0
Indiana State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Drake 2 4 0 4 7 0
New Mexico State 1 4 0 3 8 0
West Texas State 1 4 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under seventh-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 6–5 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.