1988 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1988
| team = Southern Illinois Salukis
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
| short_conf = GCAC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Rick Rhoades
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = McAndrew Stadium
}}
{{1988 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under first-year head coach Rick Rhoades, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents) and tied for fifth place in the conference.{{cite web|title=Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide|publisher=Southern Illinois University|year=2019|page=119|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
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1988
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
| attend = yes
| source = yes
|September 3|at|No. 12 Western Illinois|Hanson Field|Macomb, IL|L 13-17|9,226|{{cite news |last1=Monserud |first1=Scott |title=SIU falls one second short |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88776590/southern-illinoisan/ |access-date=November 11, 2021 |work=The Southern Illinoisan |date=September 4, 1988 |page=C17 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 17||Murray State
|September 24|at|Illinois State|Hancock Stadium|Normal, IL|W 24-23|8,259|{{cite news |last1=Reinhardt |first1=Randy |title=Southern rallies past ISU |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91619995/the-pantagraph/ |access-date=January 1, 2022 |work=The Pantagraph |date=September 25, 1988 |page=B1 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1||Arkansas State
|October 8|at|Eastern Illinois|O'Brien Field|Charleston, IL|L 3-34|9,415|{{cite news |title=Eastern blows past Southern |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91621678/herald-and-review/ |access-date=January 1, 2022 |work=Herald and Review |date=October 9, 1988 |page=B2 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 15||Indiana State|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 10-7|11,200|{{cite news |last1=Weaner |first1=Phil |title=Salukis stop Indiana St. in its tracks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91621980/southern-illinoisan/ |access-date=January 1, 2022 |work=The Southern Illinoisan |date=October 16, 1988 |page=C17 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22||Northern Illinois
|October 29|at|Kentucky
|November 5|at|Southwest Missouri State|Briggs Stadium|Springfield, MO|L 24-28|3,030|{{cite news |last1=Scranton |first1=Lyndal |title=Bears taken on joyride, win 28-24 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91622993/the-springfield-news-leader/ |access-date=January 1, 2022 |work=The Springfield News-Leader |date=November 6, 1988 |page=1E |via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 12|at|Youngstown State
|November 19||Northern Iowa|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|L 21-24|2,500|{{cite news |last1=McCool |first1=Dan |title=UNI rallies to victory at S. Illinois |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91623598/the-des-moines-register/ |access-date=January 1, 2022 |work=Des Moines Register |date=November 20, 1988 |page=8D |via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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