1980 Southern Illinois
3–8 (1–5 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Rey Dempsey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois State 42–0Oct 18
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | atWichita State | L 14–31 | 64% |
| Sep 13 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 37–35 | 83% |
| Sep 20 | at New Mexico State | L 17–18 | 54% |
| Sep 27 | at Drake | W 34–28 | 44% |
| Oct 4 | vs Northern Illinois | L 17–20 | 62% |
| Oct 11 | at Indiana State | L 6–19 | 43% |
| Oct 18 | at Illinois State | W 42–0 | 62% |
| Nov 1 | at Louisiana | L 3–21 | 45% |
| Nov 8 | vs Fresno State | L 14–31 | 71% |
| Nov 15 | vs Tulsa | L 7–41 | 35% |
| Nov 22 | vsWest Texas | L 20–23 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Texas 23–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 211–267
- Coach
- Rey Dempsey
- Elo
- 1337 −140 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.6 No. 114 of 133; offense No. 104, defense No. 104
- SRS
- −14.5 No. 121 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1980 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 4–1 | 8–3 | |
| Wichita State | 4–1–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Indiana State | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Drake | 3–2 | 8–3 | |
| West Texas | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
 Southern Illinois | 1–5 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.