2023 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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2023 Indiana State Sycamores football
Indiana State Sycamores wordmark.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record1–10 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Bath (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrad Wilson (6th season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024  
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  8 0   15 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  5 3   11 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  5 3   8 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^  5 3   7 5  
Northern Iowa  5 3   6 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  4 4   8 5  
Illinois State  4 4   6 5  
Missouri State  3 5   4 7  
Murray State  1 7   2 9  
Indiana State  1 7   1 10  
Western Illinois  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led sixth-year head coach Curt Mallory. The Sycamores played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois * ESPN+ L 0–274,355
September 87:00 p.m.at Indiana * BTN L 7–4118,759
September 162:00 p.m.at Ball State *ESPN+L 7–4515,054
September 307:00 p.m.at Murray State ESPN+L 28–3013,213
October 77:00 p.m. Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN+L 20–273,228
October 143:00 p.m.at Illinois State ESPN+L 7–449,135
October 211:00 p.m.No. 6 South Dakota Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN+L 3–174,908
October 282:00 p.m.at No. 15 North Dakota ESPN+L 33–36 OT11,125
November 41:00 p.m.No. 22 Youngstown State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN+L 7–194,798
November 111:00 p.m. Western Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN+W 27–63,151
November 182:00 p.m.at No. 16 Southern Illinois ESPN+L 9–384,812
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Indiana

Indiana State Sycamores (0-2) vs Indiana Hoosiers (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Sycamores07007
Hoosiers21371041

at Memorial StadiumBloomington, Indiana

  • Date: September 8th
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 42,775
  • TV announcers (BTN): Pat Boylan (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), Meghan McKeown (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • 12:04 IND - Jaylin Lucas 25-yard run (Chris Freeman kick) - Indiana 7-0, Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:18
  • 8:52 IND - Jaylin Lucas 25-yard run (Chris Freeman kick) - Indiana 14-0, Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:17
  • 2:04 IND - Tayven Jackson 10-yard run (Chris Freeman kick) - Indiana 21-0, Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:38
Second quarter
  • 2:00 ISU - Maddix Blackwell 75-yard fumble return (Stephen Ruiz kick) - Indiana 21-7, Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:05
  • 0:17 IND - Chris Freeman 28-yard field goal - Indiana 24-7, Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 1:39
Third quarter
  • 1:39 IND - Christian Turner 1-yard run (Nicolas Radicic kick) - Indiana 31-7, Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards, 6:03
Fourth quarter
  • 10:50 IND - Josh Henderson 3-yard run (Nicolas Radicic kick) - Indiana 38-7, Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:03
  • 2:43 IND - Nicolas Radicic 21-yard field goal - Indiana 41-3, Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 7:07
StatisticsIndiana StateIndiana
First downs833
Plays–yards43–9379–558
Rushes–yards32–7242–214
Passing yards21344
Passing: compattint3–11–127–37–0
Time of possession23:1136:49
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Indiana StatePassingEvan Olaes3/9, 21 yards
RushingKorbin Allen5 carries, 24 yards
ReceivingHarry Van Dyne1 reception, 15 yards
IndianaPassing Tayven Jackson 18/21, 236 yards
Rushing Jaylin Lucas 10 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Omar Cooper Jr. 7 receptions, 101 yards

at Ball State

Game Three – Indiana State Sycamores (0–2) at Ball State Cardinals (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Indiana State00707
Ball State01072845

at Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: -
  • Game attendance: 15,054
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • (12:13) BALL – Rico Barfield 16-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:20; Ball State 7–0)
  • (1:34) BALL – Jackson Courville 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:24; Ball State 10–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:45) BALL – Rico Barfield 24-yard run (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:24; Ball State 17–0)
  • (5:48) ISU – Dakota Caton 49-yard pass from Elijah Owens (Stephen Ruiz kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:50: Ball State 17–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:12) BALL – Marquez Cooper 11-yard run (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive:13 plays, 75 yards, 7:29; Ball State 24–7)
  • (11:32) BALL – Tanner Koziol 8-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:54: Ball State 31–7)
  • (9:20) BALL – Keionte Newson 66-yard fumble return (Jackson Courville kick) (Ball State 38–7)
  • (3:13) BALL – Charlie Spegal 1-yard run (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:49; Ball State 45–7)
StatisticsISUBALL
First downs1226
Total yards53–26166–425
Rushing yards32–10442–288
Passing yards157137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int9–21–118–24–0
Time of possession26:5933:01
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Indiana StatePassingElijah Owens9/21, 157 yards, TD, INT
RushingTee Hodge9 carries, 46 yards
ReceivingHarry Van Dyne3 receptions, 80 yards
Ball StatePassing Kadin Semonza 17/22, 137 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Marquez Cooper 22 carries, 177 yards, TD
Receiving Tanner Koziol 7 receptions, 60 yards, TD

References

  1. "2023 Indiana State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. "2023 Football Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.