1970_Southern_Illinois_Salukis_football_team

1970 Southern Illinois Salukis football
1970 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Dick Towers (4th season);
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
	Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

American college football season

The 1970 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Under fourth-year head coach Dick Towers, the team compiled a 6–3 record.^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Louisville	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 31–28	7,000
September 26	Youngstown State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 45–20	8,600
October 3	No. 17 Lamar Tech	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 32–16	10,000
October 17	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 14–12	16,271	^[2]
October 24	Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 45–24	11,000
October 31	Bradley	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 69–3	14,000
November 7	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 17–24	10,950	^[3]
November 14	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 9–21	4,500
November 21	at No. 1 Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 3–27	9,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1970 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 4 Tampa		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State		–		10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Delaware		–		9	–	2	–	0
Hawaii		–		9	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan		–		7	–	2	–	1
Akron		–		7	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan		–		7	–	3	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	3	–	0
Drake		–		7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)		–		6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas AM&N		–		6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert		–		6	–	3	–	0
Nevada		–		6	–	3	–	1
Portland State		–		6	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		6	–	4	–	0
Boston University		–		5	–	4	–	0
Cortland		–		5	–	4	–	0
Indiana (PA)		–		5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		5	–	4	–	1
Lafayette		–		6	–	5	–	0
Colorado College		–		4	–	4	–	0
Drexel		–		4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra		–		5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Samford		–		5	–	5	–	0
Wabash		–		3	–	3	–	2
Saint Mary's		–		3	–	4	–	0
Ashland		–		4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell		–		4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh		–		4	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly		–		3	–	5	–	1
Northeastern		–		3	–	5	–	0
Indiana Central		–		3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest		–		3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State		–		3	–	6	–	0
Chicago		–		2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga		–		3	–	8	–	0
Parsons		–		2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		2	–	8	–	0
Milwaukee		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP small college poll