2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team
The 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| 2016 record | 4–7 (2–6 MVFC) |
| Head coach | Mike Sanford (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Brian Sheppard (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Brian Cabral (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 12,764) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 South Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 16, head coach Mike Sanford resigned[1] to join the staff at WKU where his son, Mike Sanford Jr., had recently been named the head coach. Sanford leaves Indiana State with a four year record of 18–30.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 3:00 PM | Butler* | ESPN3 | W 41–25 | 5,625 | ||
| September 10 | 12:00 PM | at Minnesota* | ESPNews | L 28–58 | 41,026 | ||
| September 17 | 7:00 PM | at Southeast Missouri State* | OVCDN | W 27–24 | 7,637 | ||
| September 24 | 3:00 PM | No. 9 Illinois State |
| ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 6,561 | |
| October 1 | 3:00 PM | Missouri State | No. 24 |
| ESPN3 | L 24–45 | 6,871 |
| October 8 | 4:00 PM | at No. 13 Western Illinois | ESPN3 | L 35–36 | 5,487 | ||
| October 15 | 3:00 PM | South Dakota |
| ESPN3 | L 30–33 2OT | 3,297 | |
| October 22 | 3:00 PM | at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | W 22–14 | 9,603 | ||
| October 29 | 2:00 PM | at Youngstown State | ESPN3 | L 10–13 | 15,082 | ||
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | Northern Iowa |
| ESPN3 | L 6–39 | 3,409 | |
| November 12 | 3:30 PM | at No. 4 North Dakota State | ESPN3 | L 17–41 | 18,276 | ||
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Game summaries
Butler
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| Sycamores | 14 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 9–25–2 | 2015 | ISU, 52–17 |
at Minnesota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamores | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Golden Gophers | 14 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 58 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | 1993 | MINN, 27–10 |
at Southeast Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamores | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Redhawks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–4 | 2015 | ISU, 29–28 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Redbirds | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Sycamores | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 29–36–2 | 2015 | ILST, 27–24 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| #24 Sycamores | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13–17 | 2015 | ISU, 56–28 |
at Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamores | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
| #13 Leathernecks | 0 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15–24 | 2015 | WIU, 37–30 OT |
South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coyotes | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| Sycamores | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 2013 | USD, 17–14 |
at Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamores | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| Salukis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 26–27 | 2015 | ISU, 39–36 |
at Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamores | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Penguins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–20 | 2015 | ISU, 27–24 |
Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 5–25 | 2015 | UNI, 59–13 |
at North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamores | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| #4 Bison | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–7 | 2015 | NDSU, 28–14 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | NR | RV | 24 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||
| Coaches | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||
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