1983 Indiana State Sycamores football team
| 1983 Indiana State Sycamores football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–23 vs. Southern Illinois | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (3–2 MVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Pete Hoener (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tim McGuire (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ | 4 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Sycamores were led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Indiana State finished the season 8–3 overall and 3–2 in MVC play to tie for third 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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | No. 13 Northeast Louisiana* | W 10–9 | 8,131 | [2] | ||
| September 10 | Northern Iowa* |
| W 26–0 | 8,914 | [3] | |
| September 17 | at No. 15 (I-A) Florida* | L 13–17 | 68,191 | [4] | ||
| September 24 | Central Missouri State* | No. 10 |
| W 33–7 | 11,482 | [5] |
| October 1 | at Illinois State | No. 7 | L 20–37 | 14,503 | [6] | |
| October 8 | Ball State* | No. 18 |
| W 35–14 | 9,219 | [7] |
| October 15 | Wichita State | No. 16 |
| W 24–22 | 8,782 | [8] |
| October 22 | No. 2 Southern Illinois | No. 14 |
| L 21–34 | 14,111 | [9] |
| October 29 | at No. 7 Eastern Illinois* | No. 20 | W 17–13 | 3,300 | [10] | |
| November 5 | at West Texas State | No. 15 | W 31–20 | 2,516 | [11] | |
| November 12 | at Drake | No. 9 | W 38–0 | 900 | [12] | |
| November 26 | No. 6 Eastern Illinois* | No. 5 |
| W 16–13 2OT | 6,222 | [13] |
| December 3 | at No. 1 Southern Illinois* | No. 5 |
| L 7–23 | 8,000 | [14] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Mike Simmonds Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "ISU nips NE Louisiana, 10–9". The Indianapolis Star. September 4, 1983. p. 3D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State stuns UNI on big half, 26–0". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sycamore upset bid just misses". The Indianapolis Star. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State, Miller bombard Central Missouri". The South Bend Tribune. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers aid Illinois State". The Rock Island Argus. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Third quarter disaster beats Ball State". The Muncie Star. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sycamores edge Shockers". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SIU ruins ISU homecoming". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State downs Eastern Illinois 17–13". Southern Illinoisan. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State trips West Texas State". Palladium-Item. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sycamores top Drake". The Daily Nonpareil. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State wins". The Pharos-Tribune. November 27, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Illinois topples Indiana State". Centre Daily Times. December 4, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.