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2016 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Sheppard (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Cabral (4th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 20152017 →
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

On December 16, head coach Mike Sanford resigned 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 pmButler*ESPN3W 41–255,625
September 1012:00 pmat Minnesota*ESPNewsL 28–5841,026
September 177:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State*OVCDNW 27–247,637
September 243:00 pmNo. 9 Illinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 34–316,561
October 13:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 24
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 24–456,871
October 84:00 pmat No. 13 Western IllinoisESPN3L 35–365,487
October 153:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 30–33 3,297
October 223:00 pmat Southern IllinoisESPN3W 22–149,603
October 292:00 pmat Youngstown StateESPN3L 10–1315,082
November 51:00 pmNorthern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 6–393,409
November 123:30 pmat No. 4 North Dakota StateESPN3L 17–4118,276

Game summaries

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 6 6 13 25
Sycamores 14 3 21 3 41
See also: 2016 Butler Bulldogs football team

At Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 7 0 14 7 28
Golden Gophers 14 24 10 10 58
See also: 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

At Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 7 3 3 14 27
Redhawks 7 3 7 7 24
See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Redbirds 0 7 7 17 31
Sycamores 7 10 7 10 34
See also: 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 10 14 7 14 45
#24 Sycamores 14 10 0 0 24
See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

At Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 7 7 21 0 35
#13 Leathernecks 0 20 7 9 36
See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

South Dakota

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Coyotes 17 0 10 033 33
Sycamores 10 0 7 1030 30
See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

At Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 3 7 6 6 22
Salukis 7 0 0 7 14
See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 10 0 0 0 10
Penguins 0 6 0 7 13
See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 13 14 6 6 39
Sycamores 0 3 3 0 6
See also: 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 0 7 0 10 17
#4 Bison 21 13 7 0 41
See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRV24RVRV
CoachesRVRV

References

  1. "Mike Sanford resigns as Indiana State Head Football Coach".
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