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1976 Southern Illinois

7–⁠4, coached by Rey Dempsey.

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 1976, game by game: lost at McNeese 10–38; won at Drake 27–15; won vs. West Texas 21–17; won vs. Lamar 19–7; lost at East Carolina 14–49; lost vs. Arkansas State 10–41; won vs. Northern Illinois 54–0; won at Indiana State 21–2; won vs. Illinois State 17–3; lost at Bowling Green 7–35; won at Marshall 44–16+54−35Lost 10–38 at McNeese-28McNeeseWon 27–15 at Drake+12DrakeWon 21–17 vs. West Texas+4West TexasWon 19–7 vs. Lamar+12LamarLost 14–49 at East Carolina-35East CarolinaLost 10–41 vs. Arkansas State-31Arkansas StateWon 54–0 vs. Northern Illinois+54Northern Illino…Won 21–2 at Indiana State+19Indiana StateWon 17–3 vs. Illinois State+14Illinois StateLost 7–35 at Bowling Green-28Bowling GreenWon 44–16 at Marshall+28Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atMcNeeseL 10–⁠3827%
Sep 18atDrakeW 27–⁠1534%
Sep 25vsWest TexasW 21–⁠1736%
Oct 2vsLamarW 19–⁠751%
Oct 9atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠4913%
Oct 16vsArkansas StateL 10–⁠4138%
Oct 23vsNorthern IllinoisW 54–⁠066%
Oct 30atIndiana StateW 21–⁠262%
Nov 6vsIllinois StateW 17–⁠382%
Nov 13atBowling GreenL 7–⁠3527%
Nov 20atMarshallW 44–⁠1655%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 44–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
244–⁠223
Coach
Rey Dempsey
Elo
1383 +102 this season
SP+ rating
-9.6 No. 104 of 132; offense No. 93, defense No. 112
SRS
−12.4 No. 113 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 6Andre Herrera RBKansas City Chiefs