Saluki Football Record/History Book
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Saluki Football Record/History Book IN THIS SECTION... Coaches 53-54 All-Time Coaches ...........................................53-54 Coaching Records ................................................ 54 Honors and Awards 55-59 All-Americans ................................................................55 Speciality Awards ...........................................................56 MVFC Honors and Awards .......................................57-59 Other Awards ..................................................................59 Team Records 60-75 All-Star Games ...............................................................60 Postseason Appearances .................................................60 Playoff Records .........................................................61-62 Miscellaneous Team Records .........................................63 Retired Numbers/Saluki Hall of Fame Members ...........64 First Score of the Year ....................................................64 Salukis in the National Polls ..........................................66 Games vs. Ranked Opponents ........................................67 Games vs. FCS & FBS Schools .....................................67 Year-by-Year Team Statistics..........................................68 Year-by-Year Opponent Statistics...................................69 Single-Season Team Records .........................................70 Single-Season Opponent Records ..................................71 Single-Game Team Records ......................................72-73 Opponent Single-Game Records ...............................74-75 Individual Records 76-95 Chronological Lists ...................................................76-79 Annual Leaders ..........................................................80-82 Select Circles ..................................................................83 Rushing Records ........................................................84-85 1,000-Yard Rushers ........................................................86 Passing Records .........................................................87-88 2,000-Yard Passers/1,000-Yard Receivers......................89 Receiving Records ..........................................................90 Total Offense/All-Purpose Leaders ................................91 Scoring Leaders ..............................................................92 Special Teams Records ..............................................92-93 Defensive Records .....................................................94-95 All-Time Results 96-110 Year-by-Year Results ...............................................96-102 MVFC Championships .................................................102 Series Records vs. All-Time Opponents ................103-105 All-Time Participation Roster ...............................106-110 All-Time Assistant Coaches ......................................... 110 HE AD CoaCHING HistoRY 2011 SALUKI FOOTBALL Department and embarked on a career in football officiating. O’Brien had a long and productive career in the National Football League as a referee, and was an observer for the NFL until 1990. William McAndrew Glenn (Abe) Martin Don Shroyer Doug Weaver 1913-16, 1921-38 1939-49 1964-65 1974-75 Record: 83-79-20 Record: 31-42-5 Record: 4-16 Record: 3-18-1 Hired at SINU in 1913 to Abe Martin starred on the Shroyer joined SIU in 1964 Weaver was named athletics develop a physical education university’s only unbeaten after two seasons with the director at SIU in 1973 and department “for boys,” football team in 1930 and football St. Louis Cardinals. added the head football McAndrew organized the became the second alumnus His only wins at SIU coaching duties the following athletics program, which to play professional football, were over Louisville, Drake, year. previously had “club teams” competing for the Chicago Al Kawal Northern Iowa and SW Weaver had been an assistant and occasionally an approved Cardinals in 1932. 1955-58 Missouri State. He returned at Michigan State, Missouri, team. As coach at SINU, Martin’s Record: 20-15-2 to the Cardinals and primarily Kansas and UCLA, and head He served as head coach, biggest milestone was guiding Before arriving at SIU, helped develop former Saluki coach at Kansas State prior to with the exception of years the 1947 team to a victory in the Kawal had eight years of head standout quarterback Jim Hart. SIU. spent in the armed forces and Corn Bowl. coaching experience at Drake He resigned at SIU following while pursuing a second degree, In addition to coaching and Temple. the 1975 season to become the until 1938. The stadium was football, Martin was SINU’s The native Chicagoan, had athletics director at Michigan built in 1938 and named in his interim athletics director and his best year in 1958, posting a State, where he served until honor in 1943, shortly after his head basketball coach in 1943 7-2 record, including a key, 32- retiring in 1990. death. before eventually being named 31 win over Western Illinois. He AD in 1945. He also revived the was unbeaten in four seasons at baseball program in 1947. SIU against Eastern Illinois and was 3-1 vs. Northern Illinois. Ellis Rainsberger 1966 Record: 4-5-1 Rainsberger came to SIU after serving as an assistant at Kansas. He left the Salukis Rey Dempsey Sam Patterson after one season to become an 1976-83 1917 assistant at Illinois, where he Record: 54-37 Record: 2-2 Bill Waller spent six years. Rainsberger Dempsey had a reputation Sam Patterson was a volunteer 1950-51 Carmen Piccone later moved on to the Canadian for rebuilding programs and coach for SINU, and he filled in Record: 3-14-1 1959-63 Football League. had turned around the football for one season after William A Benton, Ill., native, Waller Record: 28-20 fortunes at Youngstown State McAndrew joined the armed was an Illinois graduate who The 30-year old Piccone immediately prior to taking forces during World War I. played professional football and joined Southern Illinois’ staff over SIU. The Salukis became baseball. as an assistant coach in 1955 a player at the national level No Teams in 1918 and 1920 after serving under Al Kawal during his eight-year stay, as an assistant at Temple. winning games against Temple, Piccone had been a star East Carolina, Fresno State, quarterback at Temple and Marshall, Tulsa, West Texas captained its 1952 team. and New Mexico State. In five seasons at SIU, his His lone loss to Wichita teams never lost to Illinois State in 1983 cost the Salukis a State (4-0), Central Michigan conference championship, but (4-0) or Eastern Michigan (3-0). Dick Towers the Salukis ultimately won the His 1960 squad won the IIAC 1967-73 National Championship, and championship with a perfect Record: 30-37-2 Dempsey was named Division 6-0 record. Towers was promoted to I-AA “Coach of the Year.” William O’Brien head coach after just one year Dempsey left Southern William Lodge 1952-54 as an assistant at SIU. within a week of winning the 1919 Record: 6-20 His teams battled top national title and took over the Record: 2-2 O’Brien lettered in football, competition including, football program at Memphis Like Patterson, Lodge was a baseball and track at SINU in Louisville, East Carolina and State. fill-in for McAndrew. He also the early 1940s. Oklahoma State. Towers’ teams He resigned after several coached the basketball team After a stint in the Marine posted three seasons above years at Memphis to become and served as acting athletic Corps, he returned to SIU in .500, three below and one at a full-time minister in the director. 1952 and was named head 5-5. After leaving SIU, he Columbus, Ohio, area where football coach at the age of returned to Kansas and later he still resides. 29. He coached until 1954, served as athletics director at when he became director of Kansas State. SIU’s Outdoor Recreation 53 2011 SALUKI FOOTBALL HEAD CoaCHING HistoRY five games of the season, rising to four-straight Gateway as high as No. 15 in the national Conference championships Saluki Coaching Records polls. The 1991 team was adept and five-straight playoff at winning close games, as six appearances. (by Victories) of its seven wins came by a total In 2004, the Salukis spent 10 of just 14 points. The club won weeks atop the FCS polls, and Name W L T Pct. three games by a single point. Kill won the Eddie Robinson William McAndrew 83 79 20 .456 Award for Coach of the Year in Jerry Kill 55 32 -- .632 FCS. Rey Dempsey 54 37 -- .593 Kill left SIU after the 2007 Glenn (Abe) Martin 31 42 5 .397 season to become head coach at Dick Towers 30 37 2 .435 Carmen Piccone 28 20 -- .583 Ray Dorr Northern Illinois. Dale Lennon 25 11 -- .694 1984-87 Al Kawal 20 15 2 .541 Record: 17-27 Dorr had the difficult task of Ray Dorr 17 27 -- .386 succeeding Dempsey. Bob Smith 17 38 -- .309 His 1986 team was a pleasant Jan Quarless 14 30 -- .318 surprise as it was perfect against Shawn Watson 11 22 -- .333 Ohio Valley teams. A one-point William O’Brien 6 20 -- .231 loss at Kansas, after taking a Shawn Watson Ellis Rainsberger 4 5 1 .400 late lead, will be remembered 1994-96 Rick Rhoades 4 7 -- .364 as one of the toughest defeats Record: 11-22 Don Shroyer 4 16 -- .200 in the school history. His teams Watson took over at SIU Bill Waller 3 14 1 .167 were 3-1 against both Eastern after putting in impressive Doug Weaver 3 18 1 .136 Illinois and Illinois State. seasons as an assistant at Miami Dale Lennon William Lodge 2 2 -- .500 (Ohio). His first team avoided 2008-Present Sam Patterson 2 2 --