1981 Indiana State Sycamores football team
| 1981 Indiana State Sycamores football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (2–4–1 MVC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Pete Hoener (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dennis Raetz, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–4–1 in the MVC).[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 8:30 p.m. | at Northeast Louisiana* | L 8–38 | [2] | ||
| September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at Drake | L 14–17 | 12,230 | [3] | |
| September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at New Mexico State | W 41–6 | 19,380 | [4] | |
| September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Wichita State | T 14–14 | 12,283 | [5] | |
| October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Ball State* |
| W 31–7 | [6] | |
| October 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Tulsa |
| L 19–20 | 5,293 | [7] |
| October 24 | 1:30 p.m. | Illinois State |
| W 34–14 | 7,618 | [8] |
| November 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois |
| L 3–17 | 8,432 | [9] |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at West Texas State | L 14–17 | [10] | ||
| November 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois* | W 27–14 | [11] | ||
| November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | W 42–0 | [12] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1981 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Northeast Louisiana smashes ISU, 38–8". The Indianapolis Star. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mike-Mayer kick lifts Drake, 17–14". The Des Moines Register. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Timber! Sycs fall on Aggies 41–6". The El Paso Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sycamores, Wichita St. tie". The Indianapolis Star. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sycamores rip Ball State, 31–7". Palladium-Item. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa defeats Indiana State, 20–19". The Muncie Star. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sycamores shellack Redbirds". The Sunday Courier and Press. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SIU–C downs Indiana State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas State edges ISU, 17–14". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers lose 27–14". Journal Gazette. November 16, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State rips Marshall to finish even". The South Bend Tribune. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Indiana State Football Media Guide" (PDF). gosycamores.com. Indiana State Sycamores. November 29, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
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