1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1987 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 –0 –010 –4 –0
Western Illinois 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
SW Missouri State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Salem *
W 55–0
September 12 Boston University *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 0–34
September 19at Western Illinois
L 12–42
September 26 Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 14–388,457
October 3at Southwest Missouri State
L 0–42
October 10at Georgia Tech *
L 0–3830,039 [1]
October 17at Eastern Illinois
L 14–20
October 24at Illinois State
W 10–3
October 31 Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–1510,531
November 7vs. Cincinnati *
W 40–165,424
November 21vs. Ball State *
W 24–23
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Tech rolls to win". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Game By Game Results". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "1988 Indiana State Football Media Guide" (PDF).
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