2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2014 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 19
FCS Coaches No. 18
2014 record 8–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach Mike Sanford (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Brian Sheppard (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Brian Cabral (2nd season)
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 12,764)
2014 MVFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#1 North Dakota St. +^  7 –1     15 –1  
#2 Illinois State +^  7 –1     13 –2  
#10 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2     9 –5  
#12 South Dakota St. ^  5 –3     9 –5  
#19 Indiana State ^  4 –4     8 –6  
#22 Youngstown State  4 –4     7 –5  
Southern Illinois  3 –5     6 –6  
Western Illinois  3 –5     5 –7  
Missouri State  1 –7     4 –8  
South Dakota  0 –8     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Sanford and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They made their third post-season appearance in the FCS Playoffs; they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the first round before losing in the second round to Chattanooga.

Connor Underwood, a junior Linebacker was named 2d team "All-American" by the Associated Press and 1st team by The Sporting News. Quarterback Mike Perish, set career marks for touchdowns, passing yards, attempts and pass completions. Head Coach Mike Sandford was named the Regional (#4) Coach of the Year by the AFCA.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 12:00 PM at Indiana* Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPNews L 10–28   38,006
September 6 3:00 PM Tennessee Tech* Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 49–14   5,113
September 13 3:00 PM at Ball State* Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) ESPN3 W 27–20   15,860
September 27 3:00 PM No. 22 Liberty* Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 W 38–19   5,633
October 4 3:00 PM No. 10 Northern Iowa No. 25 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 20–19   4,291
October 11 3:00 PM No. 15 Illinois Statedagger No. 20 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (Rivalry) ESPN3 L 18–20   7,534
October 18 3:30 PM at No. 1 North Dakota State No. 22 Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN3 L 17–34   18,477
October 25 7:00 PM at No. 20 Southern Illinois No. 22 Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL (Rivalry) ESPN3 W 41–26   10,255
November 1 1:00 PM Missouri State No. 19 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 20–18   4,799
November 8 1:00 PM No. 22 South Dakota State No. 17 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN L 17–32   4,905
November 15 2:00 PM at No. 15 Youngstown State No. 23 Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3 W 27–24 OT  9,642
November 22 2:00 PM at Western Illinois No. 18 Hanson Field • Macomb, IL L 20–34   1,783
November 29 1:00 p.m. at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky* No. 25 Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 W 36–16   1,941
December 6 1:00 p.m. at No. 8 Chattanooga* No. 25 Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 L 14–35   8,419
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network RV RV NR RV RV 25 20 22 22 19 17 23 18 25 19 
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV 22 23 24 21 19 25 18 21 18

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Sanford Named AFCA Regional Coach Of The Year". Indiana State University. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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