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2026 · Week 11

Southern Illinois

Not on the current FBS field · last rated 1981

Southern Illinois was rated 4 seasons (1978–1981) and hasn't appeared in the FBS field since. Nothing here updates going forward — what follows is the complete record.

Season by season

Best finish: #75 in 1981. 4 seasons rated.

25 1 150 1978 (MRI 2.0): #96 of 138 (7-4)1979 (MRI 2.0): #89 of 138 (8-3)1980 (MRI 2.0): #117 of 138 (3-8)1981 (MRI 2.0): #75 of 136 (7-4) 1978 1981

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Hover a point for the season.

SeasonRec MRI 2.0MRI Classic
1981 7–4 #75 of 136 · -2.50 –
1980 3–8 #117 of 138 · -11.59 –
1979 8–3 #89 of 138 · -4.35 –
1978 7–4 #96 of 138 · -5.39 –