2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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2018 Indiana State Sycamores football
Indiana State Sycamores wordmark.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. 25
Record7–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jeff Hecklinski (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrad Wilson (2nd season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 0   15 0  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^  6 2   10 3  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^  5 3   7 6  
Indiana State  5 3   7 4  
Western Illinois  4 4   5 6  
Illinois State  3 5   6 5  
Youngstown State  3 5   4 7  
South Dakota  3 5   4 7  
Missouri State  2 6   4 7  
Southern Illinois  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Curt Mallory and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for third place. Despite being ranked in the top 25 at the end of the regular season, they were not selected to participate in the FCS Playoffs.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Sycamores predicted to finish in last place. [1]

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Sycamores placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m. Quincy * ESPN3 W 49–06,243
September 87:00 p.m.at Louisville * ACCN Extra L 7–3144,520
September 157:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois * ESPN+ W 55–416,420
September 277:00 p.m.No. 23 Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 0–335,487
October 67:00 p.m.at No. 3 South Dakota State ESPN+L 51–54 OT10,318
October 132:00 p.m. Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN+L 26–296,721
October 203:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois ESPN+W 24–216,435
October 272:00 p.m.at Youngstown State ESPN+W 43–1710,870
November 31:00 p.m. South Dakota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN+W 51–48 3OT5,816
November 101:00 p.m.No. 23 Illinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 28–234,016
November 172:00 p.m.at Western Illinois ESPN3W 15–131,813
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Quincy

1234Total
Hawks00000
Sycamores147141449

At Louisville

1234Total
Sycamores70007
Cardinals7071731

At Eastern Illinois

1234Total
Sycamores1714141055
Panthers20071441

Northern Iowa

1234Total
No. 23 Panthers36141033
Sycamores00000

At South Dakota State

1234Total
Sycamores10772448
No. 3 Jackrabbits71421648

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears7140829
Sycamores0107926

At Southern Illinois

1234Total
Sycamores7710024
Salukis7001421

At Youngstown State

1234Total
Sycamores31372043
Penguins737017

South Dakota

1234OT2OT3OTTotal
Coyotes7771077348
Sycamores14701077651

Illinois State

1234Total
No. 23 Redbirds1007623
Sycamores0210728

At Western Illinois

1234Total
Sycamores363315
Leathernecks3010013

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RV25RV
Coaches RV242225

References

  1. "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".
  2. "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).