1978 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDennis Raetz (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tulsa 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Southern Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Drake 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Dick Jamieson, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9New Mexico State
L 9–148,514[2]
September 16Western Illinois*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 31–20[3]
September 23at Eastern Michigan*
L 8–27[4]
September 30at Louisville*
L 12–3116,931[5]
October 7at Ball State*
L 0–718,323[6]
October 14Drake
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 13–0[7]
October 21West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 6–36[8]
October 28at Northeast Louisiana*
L 0–14[9]
November 4Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 7–284,785[10]
November 11at Illinois State*
L 14–274,500[11]
November 18Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 42–18[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1978 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ags fumble to 14–9 win". Albuquerque Journal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western Illinois falls". The Dispatch. September 17, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "E. Michigan 27, ISU 8". The Kokomo Tribune. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Poole runs deep in 31–12 Louisville romp". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cards survive ISU, 7–0, for 13th straight". The Star Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "2 fumbles, record kick doom Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 15, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Buffaloes roam over Indiana St". The Indianapolis Star. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Indiana St. lost in bayou". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern outscores Indiana State". The Decatur Daily Review. November 6, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Redbirds on Cook's tour". The Pantagraph. November 12, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "ISU crushes Shocks". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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