1989 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1989 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 –2 –09 –4 –0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Illinois State 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Western Illinois 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Central Missouri State *
W 21–155,328 [1]
September 9at Southwest Missouri State
L 10–31 [2]
September 16 Austin Peay *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 42–15 [3]
September 23at Eastern Illinois
L 7–21 [4]
September 30at Minnesota *
L 14–3434,280 [5]
October 7 Youngstown State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 19–20 [6]
October 14 Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 21–248,129 [7]
October 21at Illinois State
L 13–159,275 [8]
October 26vs. Ball State *
L 27–346,249 [9]
November 4 Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 35–242,346 [10]
November 11at Western Illinois
W 13–77,631 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Indiana State slides past C. Missouri St". The Indianapolis Star. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Southwest Missouri blasts Indiana State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Indiana St. rolls to 2–1". Southern Illinoisan. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Eastern Illinois tops ISU in Gateway action". The Sun-Commercial. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Thompson wears out Sycamores". St. Cloud Times. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Fozkos' late field goal lifts Youngstown State past ISU". Evansville Courier. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Panthers follow 'little munchkin,' who kicks Sycamores". The Des Moines Register. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "ISU drops conference contest". The Kokomo Tribune. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "BSU prevails in Dome dual". The Muncie Evening Press. October 27, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Weaner, Phil (November 5, 1989). "Salukis sink in fourth quarter again". Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Jochem's touchdown run sparks Indiana State". The Sunday Courier. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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