2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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2015 Indiana State Sycamores football
Indiana State Sycamores wordmark.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Sheppard (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Brian Cabral (3rd season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 1   13 2  
No. 5 Illinois State +^  7 1   10 3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^  5 3   9 5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^  5 3   8 4  
Western Illinois ^  5 3   7 6  
Indiana State  3 5   5 6  
Youngstown State  3 5   5 6  
South Dakota  3 5   5 6  
Southern Illinois  2 6   3 8  
Missouri State  0 8   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mike Sanford and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:05 pm Butler *No. 21 ESPN3 W 52–173,941
September 1212:00 pmat Purdue *No. 21 ESPNews L 14–3841,158
September 193:05 pm Southeast Missouri State *No. 23
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 29–286,786
October 33:00 pmat Missouri State No. 21ESPN3W 56–289,183
October 107:00 pmat No. 8 South Dakota State No. 19ESPN3L 7–249,347
October 173:05 pm Southern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 21
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 39–367,421
October 241:05 pmNo. 8 North Dakota State No. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
MVC TV/ESPN3L 14–286,524
October 311:00 pmat No. 3 Illinois State No. 21ESPN3L 24–277,498
November 77:00 pmat No. 17 Northern Iowa No. 23ESPN3L 13–5913,224
November 141:05 pm Western Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 30–37 OT4,567
November 211:05 pm Youngstown State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 27–241,121

Game summaries

Butler

1234Total
Bulldogs0107017
#21 Sycamores24714752

At Purdue

1234Total
#21 Sycamores077014
Boilermakers14107738

Southeast Missouri State

1234Total
Redhawks7002128
#23 Sycamores0021829

At Missouri State

1234Total
#21 Sycamores714142156
Bears777728

At South Dakota State

1234Total
#19 Sycamores00707
#8 Jackrabbits01401024

Southern Illinois

1234Total
Salukis7771536
#21 Sycamores710101239

North Dakota State

1234Total
#8 Bison7714028
#18 Sycamores077014

At Illinois State

1234Total
#21 Sycamores0213024
#3 Redbirds2771127

At Northern Iowa

1234Total
#23 Sycamores0013013
#17 Panthers102871459

Western Illinois

1234OTTotal
Leathernecks37146737
Sycamores137100030

Youngstown State

1234Total
Penguins1470324
Sycamores7140627

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 21212322211921182123RVRV
Coaches 202125232421RV2123RVRV

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