1984 Southern Illinois
3–8 (0–5 Missouri Valley Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Iowa 40–10Oct 6
By 30 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Tulsa | L 10–23 | 26% |
| Sep 8 | at Illinois State | L 7–35 | 55% |
| Sep 15 | vs Western Illinois | L 24–34 | 77% |
| Sep 22 | vs Arkansas State | L 0–19 | 62% |
| Sep 29 | at Southeast Missouri State | W 27–16 | 72% |
| Oct 6 | vs Northern Iowa | W 40–10 | 67% |
| Oct 13 | at Eastern Illinois | W 48–40 | 56% |
| Oct 19 | vsWest Texas | L 17–24 | 77% |
| Oct 27 | vs Indiana State | L 10–27 | 37% |
| Nov 3 | at Drake | L 17–20 | 66% |
| Nov 10 | vs Missouri State | L 6–31 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri State 31–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 0–5 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 206–279
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1262 −198 this season
- SP+ rating
- -22.8 No. 103 of 106; offense No. 103, defense No. 88
- SRS
- −26.3 No. 110 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1984 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 5–0 | 6–5 | |
| Indiana State | 3–1 | 9–3 | |
| Illinois State | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Wichita State | 2–2 | 2–9 | |
| Drake | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| West Texas | 1–3 | 3–8 | |
 Southern Illinois | 0–5 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.