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1974 Southern Illinois

2–⁠9, coached by Doug Weaver.

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 1974, game by game: lost at New Mexico State 9–28; lost at Indiana State 8–10; lost at East Carolina 16–17; won at Dayton 38–16; lost at Temple 16–59; lost vs. Northern Illinois 7–17; lost vs. Arkansas State 16–41; lost at Long Beach State 7–32; won vs. Northern Michigan 14–9; lost at Central Michigan 0–42; lost vs. Illinois State 16–31+22−43Lost 9–28 at New Mexico State-19New Mexico StateLost 8–10 at Indiana State-2Indiana StateLost 16–17 at East Carolina-1East CarolinaWon 38–16 at Dayton+22DaytonLost 16–59 at Temple-43TempleLost 7–17 vs. Northern Illinois-10Northern Illino…Lost 16–41 vs. Arkansas State-25Arkansas StateLost 7–32 at Long Beach State-25Long Beach StateWon 14–9 vs. Northern Michigan+5Northern Michig…Lost 0–42 at Central Michigan-42Central MichiganLost 16–31 vs. Illinois State-15Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atNew Mexico StateL 9–⁠2824%
Sep 21atIndiana StateL 8–⁠1055%
Sep 28atEast CarolinaL 16–⁠179%
Oct 5atDaytonW 38–⁠1628%
Oct 12atTempleL 16–⁠5913%
Oct 19vsNorthern IllinoisL 7–⁠1745%
Oct 26vsArkansas StateL 16–⁠4134%
Nov 2atLong Beach StateL 7–⁠3231%
Nov 9vsNorthern MichiganW 14–⁠961%
Nov 16atCentral MichiganL 0–⁠4235%
Nov 23vsIllinois StateL 16–⁠3160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 31–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠302
Coach
Doug Weaver
Elo
1167 −94 this season
SP+ rating
-15.8 No. 108 of 124; offense No. 88, defense No. 116
SRS
−18.7 No. 118 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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