Southern Illinois SalukisHead coach Rey Dempsey
Rey Dempsey has led Southern Illinois since 1976, going 220-189 across 47 seasons with 1 bowl trip.
- Record since 1976
- 220-189
- Seasons
- 47
- Bowl trips
- 1
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Leadership & results
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Rey Dempsey's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Southern Illinois record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3-2 | In progress |
| 2025 | 7-5 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 4-8 | No bowl |
| 2023 | 8-5 | Lost FCS Championship - Second Round |
| 2022 | 5-6 | No bowl |
| 2021 | 8-5 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 6-4 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 7-5 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 2-9 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 4-7 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 4-7 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 6-6 | No bowl |
| 2013 | 7-5 | No bowl |
| 2012 | 6-5 | No bowl |
| 2011 | 4-7 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 5-6 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 11-2 | No bowl |
| 2008 | 9-3 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 12-1 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 9-4 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 9-4 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 10-2 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 10-1 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 2001 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 0-2 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 0-3 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 0-3 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 0-2 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 0-2 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 0-1 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 4-7 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 13-1 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 6-5 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 7-4 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 8-3 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 7-4 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 3-8 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 7-4 | No bowl |
Records with Southern Illinois since 1976, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
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