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1978-79 Southern Illinois Salukis Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 15-13 (8-8, 3rd in MVC MBB)

Coach: Joe Gottfried

PS/G: 79.5 (61st of 262)

PA/G: 74.1 (150th of 262)

SRS: 3.96 (76th of 256)

SOS: 1.48 (90th of 256)

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AP Poll Summary

1978-79 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Southern Illinois	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 25, 1978	REG		Evansville	Ind	-5.07	W	70	58		1	0	W 1	SIU Arena
2	Wed, Nov 29, 1978	REG	@	Saint Louis	Metro	-2.29	L	75	81		1	1	L 1	St. Louis Arena
3	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG	@	Missouri	Big 8	2.61	L	65	68		1	2	L 2	Hearnes Center
4	Wed, Dec 6, 1978	REG	@	Illinois State	Ind	2.26	L	86	89		1	3	L 3	Horton Field House
5	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG		Milwaukee	Ind	-12.36	W	97	63		2	3	W 1	SIU Arena
6	Mon, Dec 11, 1978	REG		Northern Illinois	MAC	-3.40	W	97	75		3	3	W 2	SIU Arena
7	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG	@	Virginia Commonwealth	Ind	2.58	L	67	78		3	4	L 1	Franklin Street Gym
8	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	2.34	W	89	79		4	4	W 1	Levitt Arena
9	Mon, Jan 8, 1979	REG	@	West Texas A&M	MVC	-8.14	L	69	72		4	5	L 1	WT Fieldhouse
10	Thu, Jan 11, 1979	REG		Tulsa	MVC	1.00	L	86	93		4	6	L 2	SIU Arena
11	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG		New Mexico State	MVC	6.40	W	86	83		5	6	W 1	SIU Arena
12	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	-0.23	W	76	73		6	6	W 2	Robertson Memorial Field House
13	Mon, Jan 22, 1979	REG	@	Indiana State (3)	MVC	14.39	L	79	88		6	7	L 1	Hulman Center
14	Thu, Jan 25, 1979	REG		Creighton	MVC	1.89	L	81	82		6	8	L 2	SIU Arena
15	Mon, Jan 29, 1979	REG		Wichita State	MVC	2.34	W	82	81		7	8	W 1	SIU Arena
16	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG		Bradley	MVC	-0.23	W	66	60		8	8	W 2	SIU Arena
17	Mon, Feb 5, 1979	REG	@	Creighton	MVC	1.89	L	68	74		8	9	L 1	Omaha Civic Auditorium
18	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG		West Texas A&M	MVC	-8.14	W	84	56		9	9	W 1	SIU Arena
19	Mon, Feb 12, 1979	REG	@	Drake	MVC	0.59	L	76	79		9	10	L 1	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
20	Thu, Feb 15, 1979	REG		Indiana State (1)	MVC	14.39	L	68	69		9	11	L 2	SIU Arena
21	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	1.00	W	72	66		10	11	W 1	Tulsa Convention Center
22	Mon, Feb 19, 1979	REG	@	New Mexico State	MVC	6.40	L	76	86		10	12	L 1	Pan American Center
23	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG		Drake	MVC	0.59	W	76	73		11	12	W 1	SIU Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
24	Tue, Feb 27, 1979	CTOURN	@	Creighton	MVC	1.89	W	71	67		12	12	W 2	Omaha Civic Auditorium
25	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	CTOURN	@	Indiana State (1)	MVC	14.39	L	72	79		12	13	L 1	Hulman Center