2017 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Hecklinski (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrad Wilson (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 0–11, 0–8 in MVFC play to finish in last place.

Prior to the season, on January 23, 2017, Curt Mallory was hired as the 21st head coach in program history. He was previously the defensive backs coach and pass defense coordinator at Wyoming.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 31 7:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois*
ESPN3 L 20–22 4,670 [2]
September 9 4:00 p.m. at No. 21 (FBS) Tennessee*
SECN L 7–42 99,015 [3]
September 16 6:00 p.m. at No. 19 Liberty*
ESPN3/BSN L 41–42 16,060 [4]
September 30 7:30 p.m. at No. 12 Illinois State
ESPN3 L 13–24 13,391 [5]
October 7 1:00 p.m. No. 2 North Dakota State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
 ESPN3 L 0–52 4,743 [6]
October 14 3:00 p.m. at No. 4 South Dakota
ESPN3 L 6–56 8,390 [7]
October 21 3:00 p.m. Southern Illinoisdagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
 ESPN3 L 24–45 6,811 [8]
October 28 3:00 p.m. at Missouri State
ESPN3 L 20–59 8,732 [9]
November 4 1:00 p.m. Youngstown State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
 L 24–66 3,047 [10]
November 11 1:00 p.m. No. 11 Western Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
 L 0–45 3,173 [11]
November 18 5:00 p.m. at No. 24 Northern Iowa
MVFC TV L 3–41 8,232 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "Curt Mallory - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football vs Eastern Illinois on 8/31/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football vs Tennessee on 9/9/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Football vs Liberty on 9/16/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Football vs Illinois State on 9/30/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "Football vs North Dakota State on 10/7/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Football vs South Dakota on 10/14/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Football vs Southern Illinois on 10/21/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Football vs Missouri State on 10/28/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Football vs Youngstown State on 11/4/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Football vs Western Illinois on 11/11/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Football vs Northern Iowa on 11/18/2017 - Box Score". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "2018 Sycamore Football Media Guide" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 70. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  14. ^ "2017 Indiana State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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