1983 Indiana State Sycamores football team
| 1983 Indiana State Sycamores football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 5 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 5 |
| 1983 record | 9–4 (3–2 MVC) |
| Head coach | Dennis Raetz (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Pete Hoener (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tim McGuire (1st season) |
| Home stadium |
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 12,764) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 I-AA Southern Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #5 I-AA Indiana State ^ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 3–3 in MVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were invited to the NCAA I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois (16–13 in double overtime) in the first round before losing (23–7) in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Southern Illinois.
The roster included such standout performers as Cornerback Wayne Davis and Free Safety Vencie Glenn, who went on to long successful NFL careers. Mike Simmonds,[1] Jeff Miller was selected Honorable Mention All-American, future college head coach Trent Miles was a wide receiver
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 3 | Noon | No. 13 Louisiana-Monroe* | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | W 10–9 | 8,131 | ||||
| September 10 | Northern Iowa* | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | W 26–0 | 8,914 | |||||
| September 17 | at No. 15 Florida* | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | L 17–13 | 68,191 | |||||
| September 24 | Central Missouri* | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | W 33–7 | 11,482 | |||||
| October 1 | Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | L 20–37 | 14,503 | |||||
| October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ball State* | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) | ESPN3 | W 35–14 | 9,219 | |||
| October 15 | Wichita State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | W 24–22 | 8,782 | |||||
| October 22 | No. 1 Southern Illinois |
No. 5 | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (Rivalry) | L 21–34 | 14,111 | ||||
| October 29 | No. 6 Eastern Illinois* | No. 6 | O’Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL (Rivalry) | W 17–13 | 3,300 | ||||
| November 5 | West Texas State | Kimbrough Stadium • Canyon, IN | W 31–20 | 2,516 | |||||
| November 12 | at Drake | Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IN | W 38–0 | 900 | |||||
| November 26 | No. 6 Eastern Illinois | No. 18 | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (NCAA Playoffs 1st Round) | W 16–13 2 OT | 6,222 | ||||
| December 3 | at No. 1 Southern Illinois | No. 5 | McAndrew Stadium • Cargondale, IL (NCAA Playoffs Quarterfinals) | L 7–23 | 8,000 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
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