1983 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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.

1983 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 5
1983 record9–4 (3–2 MVC)
Head coachDennis Raetz (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorPete Hoener (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 12,764)
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 5 –1 –0  13 –1 –0
No. 5 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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The MVC was a hybrid of Division I-A and I-AA programs in 1983. Tulsa and Wichita State were Div I-A and the rest were Div I-AA
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:00 p.m.No. 13 Northeast Louisiana*
W 10–98,131
September 10Northern Iowa*
W 26–08,914
September 17at No. 15 (I-A) Florida*
L 17–1368,191
September 24Central Missouri State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 33–711,482
October 1Illinois State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 20–3714,503
October 83:00 p.m.at Ball State*
ESPN3W 35–149,219
October 15Wichita State
W 24–228,782
October 22No. 1 Southern IllinoisNo. 5
L 21–3414,111
October 29No. 6 Eastern Illinois*No. 6
  • O’Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL (Rivalry)
W 17–133,300
November 5West Texas State
  • Kimbrough Stadium
  • Canyon, IN
W 31–202,516
November 12at Drake
W 38–0900
November 26No. 6 Eastern IllinoisNo. 18
W 16–13 2OT6,222
December 3at No. 1 Southern IllinoisNo. 5
L 7–238,000

References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimmMi20.htm
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