2025 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2025 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	2–2 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Curt Mallory (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	John Bear (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Elson (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State		0	–	0					3	–	0
No. 2 South Dakota State		0	–	0					3	–	0
No. 7 Illinois State		0	–	0					3	–	1
No. 11 Southern Illinois		0	–	0					3	–	1
No. 24 Youngstown State		0	–	0					3	–	1
Indiana State		0	–	0					2	–	2
No. 14 North Dakota		0	–	0					2	–	2
Northern Iowa		0	–	0					2	–	2
No. 17 South Dakota		0	–	0					2	–	2
Murray State		0	–	0					0	–	4
As of September 23, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Indiana State Sycamores football team represents Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by eighth-year head coach Curt Mallory. ^[1] Indiana State play their home games at Memorial Stadium located in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Preseason

MVFC poll

Main article: 2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference season § Preseason

The Missouri Valley Football Conference released its preseason poll on July 21, 2025, voted on by league athletic directors, coaches, and media members. The Sycamores were predicted to finish ninth in the conference. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 p.m.	McKendree *	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 41–24	3,206
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois *	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 38–14	5,281
September 12	6:30 p.m.	at No. 22 (FBS) Indiana *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 0–73	46,219
September 20	3:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Montana *	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 20–63	26,193
October 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+
October 11	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 South Dakota	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+
October 18	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 North Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+
October 25	4:00 p.m.	at No. 14 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+
November 1	3:00 p.m.	at No. 2 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+
November 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 7 Illinois State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+
November 22	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

All times in Eastern time

McKendree (DII)

See also: McKendree Bearcats football

McKendree Bearcats (DII) (0–0) at Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats (DII)	3	9	0	12	24
Sycamores	3	10	21	7	41

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• Game attendance: 3,206
• Referee: Carl Chapman
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter INST – Sebastian Lopez 40-yard field goal, 11:38. Sycamores 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:34. MCK – Chase Reeves 24-yard field goal, 2:35. Tied 3–3. Drive: 16 plays, 73 yards, 6:53. Second quarter INST – Bryan Domino 22-yard pass from Elijah Owens (Sebastian Lopez kick), 8:01. Sycamores 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:53. INST – Sebastian Lopez 28-yard field goal, 4:39. Sycamores 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:13. MCK – Eddie Clark 2-yard run (Chase Reeves kick), 1:48. Sycamores 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:45. MCK – Team Safety, 0:43. Sycamores 13–12. Third quarter INST – Plez Lawrence 17-yard run (Sebastian Lopez kick), 9:23. Sycamores 20–12. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:08. INST – Nick Osho 4-yard run (Sebastian Lopez kick), 4:13. Sycamores 27–12. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 4:13. INST – Plez Lawrence 75-yard pass from Elijah Owens (Sebastian Lopez kick), 0:14. Sycamores 34–12. Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:37. Fourth quarter MCK – Quincy Hall Jr. 20-yard pass from Ty Michael (Chase Reeves kick BLOCKED), 10:43. Sycamores 34–18. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:31. MCK – Brylan Apholone 22-yard pass from Ty Michael (pass failed), 4:54. Sycamores 34–24. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:47. INST – Plez Lawrence 4-yard run (Sebastian Lopez kick), 0:52. Sycamores 41–24. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:54.

Statistics	MCK	INST
First downs	22	27
Total yards	325	469
Rushing yards	137	219
Passing yards	188	250
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–40–2	19–27–1
Time of possession	29:58	30:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McKendree	Passing	Ty Michael	7/14, 115 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Eddie Clark	21 carries, 74 yards, TD
	Receiving	Quincy Hall Jr.	5 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Indiana State	Passing	Elijah Owens	19/27, 250 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Plez Lawrence	21 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Plez Lawrence	4 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Eastern Illinois

See also: 2025 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Eastern Illinois Panthers (1–0) at Indiana State Sycamores (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	-	-	-	-	0
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Joey O'Rourke (play-by-play) and Jim Leisure (analyst)

Statistics	EIU	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 22 (FBS) Indiana

See also: 2025 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana State Sycamores (2–0) vs. No. 22 (FBS) Indiana Hoosiers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0
No. 22 (FBS) Hoosiers	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 6:30 PM
• TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Jared Thomas (analyst), and Melanie Ricks (sideline reporter)

Statistics	INST	IU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 5 Montana

See also: 2025 Montana Grizzlies football team

Indiana State Sycamores (2–1) vs. No. 5 Montana Grizzlies (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0
No. 5 Grizzlies	-	-	-	-	0

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Trey Bender (play-by-play), Jordan Tripp (analyst) and Kyle Hansen (sideline)

Statistics	INST	MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern Illinois

See also: 2025 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Indiana State Sycamores (2–2) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0
Salukis	-	-	-	-	0

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	INST	SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

South Dakota

See also: 2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team

South Dakota Coyotes (0–0) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SDAK	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Dakota State

See also: 2025 North Dakota State Bison football team

North Dakota State Bison (0–0) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	-	-	-	-	0
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NDSU	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Dakota

See also: 2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 4:00 PM
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	INST	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Dakota State

See also: 2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0
Jackrabbits	-	-	-	-	0

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	INST	SDST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Illinois State

See also: 2025 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Illinois State Redbirds (0–0) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	-	-	-	-	0
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	ILST	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Youngstown State

See also: 2025 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0
Penguins	-	-	-	-	0

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 12:00 PM
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	INST	YSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Murray State

See also: 2025 Murray State Racers football team

Murray State Racers (0–0) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	-	-	-	-	0
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	MUR	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Like Father, Like Son: How Indiana State Coach Curt Mallory Embraces Bill Mallory's Values". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
2. "Missouri Valley Football Announces predicted order of finish". valley-football.org. Missouri Valley Football Conference. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
3. "2025 Indiana State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.