1983 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record9–4 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Hoener (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 312:00 p.m.No. 13 Northeast Louisiana*
W 10–98,131[2]
September 10Northern Iowa*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 26–08,914
September 17at No. 15 (I-A) Florida*
L 13–1768,191[3]
September 24Central Missouri State*No. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 33–711,482
October 1Illinois StateNo. 7
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 20–3714,503
October 83:00 p.m.at Ball State*No. 18
W 35–149,219
October 15Wichita StateNo. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–228,782[4]
October 22No. 2 Southern IllinoisdaggerNo. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 21–3414,111
October 29No. 7 Eastern Illinois*No. 20
  • O’Brien Stadium
  • Charleston, IL
W 17–133,300
November 5West Texas StateNo. 15
  • Kimbrough Stadium
  • Canyon, IN
W 31–202,516
November 12at DrakeNo. 9
W 38–0900
November 26No. 6 Eastern Illinois*No. 5
W 16–13 2OT6,222
December 3at No. 1 Southern Illinois*No. 5
L 7–238,000

References

  1. ^ "Mike Simmonds Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "ISU nips NE Louisiana, 10–9". The Indianapolis Star. September 4, 1983. p. 3D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sycamore upset bid just misses". The Indianapolis Star. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sycamores edge Shockers". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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