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
← 2015
2017 →
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[1] 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 StatedaggerNo. 24
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 24–456,871
October 84:00 pmat No. 13 Western Illinois
ESPN3L 35–365,487
October 153:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 30–33 2OT3,297
October 223:00 pmat Southern Illinois
ESPN3W 22–149,603
October 292:00 pmat Youngstown State
ESPN3L 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 State
ESPN3L 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 FCSRVRV—RV24RVRV———————
Coaches—RV——RV—————————

References

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