1965 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1965
| team = Southern Illinois Salukis
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 2–8
| head_coach = Don Shroyer
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = McAndrew Stadium
}}
{{1965 NCAA College Division independents football records}}
The 1965 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 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Under second-year head coach Don Shroyer, the team compiled a 2–8 record.{{cite web|title=Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide|publisher=Southern Illinois University|year=2019|page=117|accessdate=July 12, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2019/8/20/Media_Guide.pdf}} The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Schedule
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|September 18||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=State College of Iowa Panthers|title=State College of Iowa}}|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 23-16|7,200|{{cite news |last1=Herdien |first1=Bob |title=SCI Bows 23-16 After Big Start |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91947129/the-courier/ |access-date=January 5, 2022 |work=The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |date=September 19, 1965 |page=39 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 25|at|Louisville|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|L 0-13||
|October 2||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|L 7-9||
|October 9||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Lincoln Blue Tigers|title=Lincoln (MO)}}|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|L 6-9||{{cite news |title=Lincoln Nips Salukis 9-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91947429/southern-illinoisan/ |access-date=January 5, 2022 |work=The Southern Illinoisan |date=October 10, 1965 |page=11 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}|Drake Stadium|Des Moines, IA|L 12-18||
|October 23|at|Wichita State|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|L 0-27|9,615|
|October 30||Tulsa|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|L 12-55|15,000|
|November 6||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Northern Michigan Wildcats|title=Northern Michigan}}|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|L 6-24||
|November 13|at|Ball State|Ball State Field|Muncie, IN|L 19-30|8,200|{{cite news |last1=Barnet |first1=Bob |title=Ball State Ends 9-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91947759/the-star-press/ |access-date=January 5, 2022 |work=The Star Press |date=November 14, 1965 |page=C1 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 20||{{cfb link|year=1965|team=Southwest Missouri State Bears|title=Southwest Missouri State}}|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 19-6||
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{{cite web |author= |title=Southern Illinois University -- Final Football Statistics -- 10 Game Totals |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/659/stats/13167 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 13, 2022 }}
References
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