1964 Indiana State Sycamores football team

The 1964 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1964 college football season. It represents the sole conference championship in 100+ years of intercollegiate competition for the Indiana State football program. Head Coach Bill Jones was in his 8th season running the program; he finished his collegiate coaching career with a record of 32-37-1 (.464) but rebuilt a depleted Indiana State program, he was named ICC Coach of the Year three times (1959, 1960, 1963) and was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1981.^[1]

The team featured All-ICC players such as end Willie Smith, tackle Art Fallon and center John Allen, guard Edgar Freese and running back Emmitt "Tank" Tyler.^[2][3] Freese was tapped as an All-American wrestler in 1965.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	at Eastern Illinois*	Lincoln Field • Charleston, IL	W 25–14
September 26	Illinois State*	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN	W 26–7
October 3	at Valparaiso	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN	W 35–6
October 10	Evansville	Reitz Bowl • Evansville, IN	L 14–20
October 17	at Ball State	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN	W 17-0
October 24	Butler	Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN	L 2-7
October 31	at DePauw	Blackstock Stadium • Greencastle, IN	W 6-0
November 7	at Saint Joseph's	Alumni Stadium • Rensselaer, IN	W 35-8
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Schedule Source:^[5][6]

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