1975 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1975 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1974
1976 
1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^   13 1 0
American International   8 1 0
Lehigh ^   9 3 0
Delaware   8 3 0
Portland State   8 3 0
Akron   7 4 0
UNLV   7 4 0
Santa Clara   6 5 0
Tennessee State   5 4 0
Youngstown State   5 4 0
Chattanooga   5 5 1
Bucknell   5 5 0
Indiana State   5 5 0
Lafayette   5 5 0
Southern Connecticut State   5 5 0
Central Connecticut   4 5 0
Central State (OH)   4 6 0
Eastern Michigan   4 6 0
Eastern Illinois   3 5 2
Northeastern   3 6 0
Western Carolina   3 7 0
Nevada   3 8 0
Nebraska–Omaha   2 9 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   0 11 0
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Tom Harp and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 5–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Eastern Michigan L 7–307,221
September 20at Southern Illinois W 23–2110,320
October 4at Ball State L 16–2018,224
October 11 Northern Illinois W 21–109,672
October 18 Dayton
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 56–143,000–4,000
October 25 Illinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 42–1316,684
November 1at Akron L 11–146,586
November 8 Nebraska–Omaha
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 26–96,351 [1]
November 15 Tulsa L 7–6221,500
November 22 Delaware L 7–4617,726 [2]

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References

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  2. Quinn, Gene (November 23, 1975). "Hens Win 46-7 in Grid Finale". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 via Newspapers.com.
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