1978 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1978 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dennis Raetz (1st season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979  →
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico State $ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
Tulsa 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Southern Illinois 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Drake 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Indiana State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Wichita State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
West Texas State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Dick Jamieson, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 New Mexico State
L 9–148,514 [2]
September 16 Western Illinois *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 31–20 [3]
September 23at Eastern Michigan *
L 8–27 [4]
September 30at Louisville *
L 12–3116,931 [5]
October 7at Ball State *
L 0–718,323 [6]
October 14 Drake
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 13–0 [7]
October 21 West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 6–36 [8]
October 28at Northeast Louisiana *
L 0–14 [9]
November 4 Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 7–284,785 [10]
November 11at Illinois State *
L 14–274,500 [11]
November 18 Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 42–18 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1978 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ags fumble to 14–9 win". Albuquerque Journal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Western Illinois falls". The Dispatch. September 17, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "E. Michigan 27, ISU 8". The Kokomo Tribune. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Poole runs deep in 31–12 Louisville romp". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cards survive ISU, 7–0, for 13th straight". The Star Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "2 fumbles, record kick doom Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 15, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Buffaloes roam over Indiana St". The Indianapolis Star. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Indiana St. lost in bayou". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Southern outscores Indiana State". The Decatur Daily Review. November 6, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Redbirds on Cook's tour". The Pantagraph. November 12, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "ISU crushes Shocks". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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