1983 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1983 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record9–4 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Hoener (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Tim McGuire (1st season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 –1 –013 –1 –0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 –2 –09 –4 –0
New Mexico State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Illinois State 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
Wichita State 3 –3 –03 –8 –0
Drake 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
West Texas State 0 –5 –10 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Sycamores were led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Indiana State finished the season 8–3 overall and 3–2 in MVC play to tie for third place. They were invited to the NCAA I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois (16–13 in double overtime) in the first round before losing (23–7) in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Southern Illinois.

The roster included such standout performers as cornerback Wayne Davis and free safety Vencie Glenn, who went on to long successful NFL careers. Mike Simmonds, [1] Jeff Miller was selected Honorable Mention All-American, future college head coach Trent Miles was a wide receiver.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 13 Northeast Louisiana *
W 10–98,131 [2]
September 10 Northern Iowa *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 26–08,914 [3]
September 17at No. 15 (I-A) Florida *
L 13–1768,191 [4]
September 24 Central Missouri State *No. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 33–711,482 [5]
October 1at Illinois State No. 7
L 20–3714,503 [6]
October 8 Ball State *No. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN (rivalry)
W 35–149,219 [7]
October 15 Wichita State No. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–228,782 [8]
October 22No. 2 Southern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 21–3414,111 [9]
October 29at No. 7 Eastern Illinois *No. 20
W 17–133,300 [10]
November 5at West Texas State No. 15
W 31–202,516 [11]
November 12at Drake No. 9
W 38–0900 [12]
November 26No. 6 Eastern Illinois*No. 5
W 16–13 2OT6,222 [13]
December 3at No. 1 Southern Illinois*No. 5
L 7–238,000 [14]

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