1991 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1991 Southern Illinois Salukis football
1991 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 GCAC)
Head coach	Bob Smith (3rd season);
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under third-year head coach Bob Smith, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and tied for second place in the conference.^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^	5	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	1
Southern Illinois	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31		at Southeast Missouri State*		Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	W 28–27	8,265
September 7		at Murray State*		Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	W 31–27	6,746
September 15		at Austin Peay*		Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 21–17	4,103
September 21	1:30 p.m.	No. 5 Northern Iowa		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 21–20	12,200
September 28		No. 19 Illinois State		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–11	16,500
October 5		No. 19 Southwest Missouri State	No. 15	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–17	13,700	^[2]
October 12		at Troy State*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 13–30	5,500	^[3]
October 19		at No. 17 Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 20–21	10,225	^[4]
October 26		at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 30–23	3,250
November 2		Eastern Illinois		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 31–30	6,500
November 9		at Louisiana Tech*		Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 16–48	15,650	^[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 119. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^ "Salukis' bubble bursts". Southern Illinoisan. October 6, 1991. Retrieved July 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "In trouble at Troy, Division II school puts hurt to 'slumping' Salukis, 30–13". Southern Illinoisan. October 13, 1991. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western tips Southern, stays on top in league". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 20, 1991. p. D3. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Louisiana Tech puts end to Salukis' season". Southern Illinoisan. November 10, 1991. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.