1945 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

1945 Southern Illinois Maroons football
1945 Southern Illinois Maroons football
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–1–2 (2–1–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Glenn Martin (6th season);
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

The 1945 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1945 college football season. Under sixth-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 4–1–2 record.^[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	at Arkansas State*	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 6–0	^[2]
October 6	Arkansas State*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	T 6–6	^[3]
October 13	Illinois State Normal	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 33–19	^[4]
October 20	at Eastern Illinois	Schahrer Field Charleston, IL	T 0–0	^[5]
October 27	Western Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 13–6	^[6]
November 3	at Northeast Missouri State*	Kirksville, MO	W 13–0	^[7]
November 10	at Northern Illinois State	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	L 7–13	^[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 115. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^ "Maroons Take First Tilt From Arkansas State 6-0 Saturday". Carbondale Free Press. September 24, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ DeLeonardo, Johnny (October 8, 1945). "Maroons And Aggies Battled To 6 To 6 Tie Here Saturday". Carbondale Free Press. p. 6. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SINU Defeats Normal, 33-19". The Pantagraph. October 14, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern, Southern Teams Fight to Scoreless Tie". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 21, 1945. p. 14. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ DeLeonardo, Johnny (October 29, 1945). "SINU Homecoming Perfected With Win Over Western 13-6". Carbondale Free Press. p. 5. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Illinois Team Defeats K.S.T.C. Bulldogs, 13-0". Kirksville Daily Express. November 4, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved September 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Young, Fred (November 11, 1945). "Northern Ruins Southern's Hope Of IIAC Title". The Pantagraph. p. 11. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.