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1955 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

The 1955 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1955 college football season. Under first-year head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record.^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew StadiuminCarbondale, Illinois.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	atSoutheast Missouri State*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 0–7	4,200	[2]
September 24	atIllinois Wesleyan*	Bloomington, IL	L 13–14		[3]
October 1	Central Michigan	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–13		[4]
October 15	Eastern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 26–13		[5]
October 22	atMichigan State Normal	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 2–7		[6]
October 29	atWestern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	T 13–13	8,000	[7]
November 5	Washington University*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–32	9,400	[8][9]
November 12	atIllinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	W 28–14		[10]
November 19	Northern Illinois State	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 20–0		[11]
November 24	Bradley*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	T 7–7		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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Postseason[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season.^[14]

References[edit]

^ "Bears Beat S.I.U., Siegel Gets 3 TDs". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 6, 1955. p. 1D. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

^ "Bears Defeat S.I.U., Siegel Gets 3 TDs, Polkinghorne Two (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 6, 1955. p. 2D. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .