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
Conf.Overall
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 eighth-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 [1]
September 12 Boston University *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 0–34 [2]
September 19at Western Illinois
L 12–42 [3]
September 26No. 6 Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 14–388,457 [4]
October 3at Southwest Missouri State
L 0–428,105 [5]
October 10at Georgia Tech *
L 0–3830,039 [6]
October 17at Eastern Illinois
L 14–209,734 [7]
October 24at Illinois State
W 10–3 [8]
October 31 Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–1510,531 [9]
November 7vs. Cincinnati *
W 40–165,424 [10]
November 21vs. Ball State *
W 24–237,323 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Sycamores smash non-league foe". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Boston University batters ISU, 34–3". The South Bend Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "WIU sets a record". The Kokomo Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Smith's return lifts Panthers to easy victory". The Daily Nonpareil. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bears chop down Sycamores". The Springfield News-Leader. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Georgia Tech rolls to win". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Eastern Illinois tops Indiana St". Southern Illinoisan. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Late score lifts Sycamores". Chronicle Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Indiana State stops Southern". The Pantagraph. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "The ecstasy and...the agony; Indiana State stuns 'biggie' UC, 40–16". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bell win was in the 'Cards' for Sycamores". The Indianapolis Star. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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