1979 Indiana State Sycamores football team
| 1979 Indiana State Sycamores football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1979 record | 8–3 (3–2 MVC) |
| Head coach | Dick Jamieson (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Dick Jamieson |
| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Raetz (2nd season) |
| Home stadium |
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 20,500) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dick Jamieson and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 3–2 in MVC play to finish in third place. The roster included such standout performers as: Quarterback Reggie Allen, the 1979 MVC Offensive MVP; Defensive End Gerry Glusic, the 1979 MVC Defensive MVP; Defensive Back Alvin Reynolds; Linebacker Craig Shaffer, the 1981 MVC Defensive MVP; and Offensive Lineman Tunch Ilkin.[1] Allen and Ilkin went on to long successful NFL careers, Reynolds as an assistant coach and Ilkin as a Pro Bowl-lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Shaffer spent three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals[2][3]
Glusic was named to the AP All-American Team.[4] Six Sycamores would be named to the All-MVC Team: Quarterback Reggie Allen, Wide Receivers Kirk Wilson & Eddie Ruffin, Lineman George DeTella, Defensive End Gerry Glusic and Defensive Back John Allman.
Allen, Glusic and Ilkin have been inducted into the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 1 | 7:30 pm (EST) | Drake | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | W 19-12 | 5,500 | ||||
| September 8 | 7:30 pm (CDT) | at Wichita City | Cessna Stadium • Wichita, KS | W 28–9 | 20,876 | ||||
| September 15 | 7:30 pm (CDT) | at Western Illinois* | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | W 17–14 | 7,549 | ||||
| September 22 | 7:30 pm (MDT) | at New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | W 40–23 | 18,175 | ||||
| September 29 | 7:30 pm (EDT) | at Akron* | Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH | W 28–27 | 11,684 | ||||
| October 6 | 7:30 PM (EST) | Ball State* | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) | W 18–13 | 11,278 | ||||
| October 13 | 7:30 pm (CDT) | at West Texas A&M | Kimbrough Stadium • Canyon, tx | L 17–33 | 15,766 | ||||
| October 20 | 1:30 pm (EST) | Louisville* |
Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | L 10–34 | 16,279 | ||||
| October 27 | 1:30 pm (EST) | Illinois State* | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, Indiana | W 23–21 | 14,117 | ||||
| November 3 | 1:30 pm (CST) | at Southern Illinois | McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL | L 38–41 | 9,100 | ||||
| November 10 | 1:30 PM (EST) | Northeast Louisiana* | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | W 38–21 | 5,500 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/I/IlkiTu00.htm
- ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShafCr20.htm
- ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShafCr20.htm
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_College_Football_All-America_Team
- ↑ http://www.gosycamores.com/hof.aspx?type=sport