| Year: | 1982 |
| Team: | Southern Illinois Salukis |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Rey Dempsey |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | McAndrew Stadium |
The 1982 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under seventh-year head coach Rey Dempsey, the team compiled a 6–5 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.