2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2022 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Curt Mallory (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bath (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Wilson (5th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 2 North Dakota State ^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 20 North Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Youngstown State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Iowa		5	–	3					6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Illinois		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led fifth-year head coach Curt Mallory. The Sycamores played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	North Alabama *	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 17–14 OT	4,851
September 10	4:00 p.m.	at Purdue *	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 0–56	53,676
September 17	1:00 p.m.	No. 3 Montana *	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 14–49	5,929
October 1	5:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 14–20	6,830
October 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 North Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 26–31	4,185
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 42–48	9,326
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Illinois State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 21–27	5,182
October 29	3:00 p.m.	at No. 1 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 7–49	19,041
November 5	1:00 p.m.	No. 21 North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 7–42	2,534
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 21–0
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 7–24	2,575
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lions	0	7	0	7	0	14
Sycamores	3	3	0	8	3	17

See also: 2022 North Alabama Lions football team

At Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Boilermakers	21	14	14	7	56

See also: 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

No. 3 Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Grizzlies	14	7	14	14	49
Sycamores	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team

At Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	3	3	8	14
Panthers	7	3	7	3	20

See also: 2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

No. 1 North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	0	10	14	7	31
Sycamores	0	13	7	6	26

See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team

At Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	14	14	14	0	42
Penguins	21	14	10	3	48

See also: 2022 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	20	0	0	7	27
Sycamores	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2022 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At No. 1 South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	7	0	0	7
No. 1 Jackrabbits	14	21	14	0	49

See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

No. 21 North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Fighting Hawks	7	14	14	7	42
Sycamores	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	14	7	0	21
Leathernecks	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	0	14	24
Sycamores	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2022 Missouri State Bears football team

References

1. "Indiana State Sycamores Schedule 2022". ESPN . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
2. "2022 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.