2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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2016 Indiana State Sycamores football
Indiana State Sycamores wordmark.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Sheppard (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Brian Cabral (4th season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 North Dakota State +^  7 1   12 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^  7 1   9 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  6 2   12 4  
Illinois State ^  4 4   6 6  
Northern Iowa  4 4   5 6  
Western Illinois  3 5   6 5  
South Dakota  3 5   4 7  
Indiana State  2 6   4 7  
Missouri State  2 6   4 7  
Southern Illinois  2 6   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

Contents

On December 16, head coach Mike Sanford resigned [1] to join the staff at WKU where his son, Mike Sanford Jr., had recently been named the head coach. Sanford leaves Indiana State with a four year record of 18–30.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 pm Butler * ESPN3 W 41–255,625
September 1012:00 pmat Minnesota * ESPNews L 28–5841,026
September 177:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State * OVCDN W 27–247,637
September 243:00 pmNo. 9 Illinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 34–316,561
October 13:00 pm Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 24
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 24–456,871
October 84:00 pmat No. 13 Western Illinois ESPN3L 35–365,487
October 153:00 pm South Dakota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 30–33 2OT3,297
October 223:00 pmat Southern Illinois ESPN3W 22–149,603
October 292:00 pmat Youngstown State ESPN3L 10–1315,082
November 51:00 pm Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 6–393,409
November 123:30 pmat No. 4 North Dakota State ESPN3L 17–4118,276

Game summaries

Butler

1234Total
Bulldogs0661325
Sycamores14321341

At Minnesota

1234Total
Sycamores7014728
Golden Gophers1424101058

At Southeast Missouri State

1234Total
Sycamores7331427
Redhawks737724

Illinois State

1234Total
#9 Redbirds0771731
Sycamores71071034

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears101471445
#24 Sycamores14100024

At Western Illinois

1234Total
Sycamores7721035
#13 Leathernecks0207936

South Dakota

1234OT2OTTotal
Coyotes1701003333
Sycamores1007103030

At Southern Illinois

1234Total
Sycamores376622
Salukis700714

At Youngstown State

1234Total
Sycamores1000010
Penguins060713

Northern Iowa

1234Total
Panthers13146639
Sycamores03306

At North Dakota State

1234Total
Sycamores0701017
#4 Bison21137041

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RVRVRV24RVRV
Coaches RVRV

References

  1. "Mike Sanford resigns as Indiana State Head Football Coach".