2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2015 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Mike Sanford (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Sheppard (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Cabral (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2014 2016  →

2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:05 pm	Butler *	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 52–17	3,941
September 12	12:00 pm	at Purdue *	No. 21	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPNews	L 14–38	41,158
September 19	3:05 pm	Southeast Missouri State *	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 29–28	6,786
October 3	3:00 pm	at Missouri State	No. 21	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 56–28	9,183
October 10	7:00 pm	at No. 8 South Dakota State	No. 19	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 7–24	9,347
October 17	3:05 pm	Southern Illinois	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 39–36	7,421
October 24	1:05 pm	No. 8 North Dakota State	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	MVC TV/ESPN3	L 14–28	6,524
October 31	1:00 pm	at No. 3 Illinois State	No. 21	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	L 24–27	7,498
November 7	7:00 pm	at No. 17 Northern Iowa	No. 23	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN3	L 13–59	13,224
November 14	1:05 pm	Western Illinois		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 30–37 OT	4,567
November 21	1:05 pm	Youngstown State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 27–24	1,121
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^{[1] [2] [3]}

Game summaries

Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	10	7	0	17
#21 Sycamores	24	7	14	7	52

See also: 2015 Butler Bulldogs football team

At Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Sycamores	0	7	7	0	14
Boilermakers	14	10	7	7	38

See also: 2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	7	0	0	21	28
#23 Sycamores	0	0	21	8	29

See also: 2015 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Sycamores	7	14	14	21	56
Bears	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2015 Missouri State Bears football team

At South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Sycamores	0	0	7	0	7
#8 Jackrabbits	0	14	0	10	24

See also: 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	7	7	15	36
#21 Sycamores	7	10	10	12	39

See also: 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Bison	7	7	14	0	28
#18 Sycamores	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team

At Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Sycamores	0	21	3	0	24
#3 Redbirds	2	7	7	11	27

See also: 2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Sycamores	0	0	13	0	13
#17 Panthers	10	28	7	14	59

See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Leathernecks	3	7	14	6	7	37
Sycamores	13	7	10	0	0	30

See also: 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	14	7	0	3	24
Sycamores	7	14	0	6	27

See also: 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	21	21	23	22	21	19	21	18	21	23	RV	—	RV
Coaches	20	21	25	23	24	21	RV	21	23	RV	RV	—	—

References

1. "Indiana State Sycamores Schedule 2015". ESPN . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
2. "2015 Football Schedule". Indiana State University . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
3. "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 22. Retrieved January 17, 2026.