1981 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1981 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Hoener (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drake + 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Tulsa + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Southern Illinois 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wichita State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
New Mexico State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dennis Raetz, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–4–1 in the MVC).[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 58:30 p.m.at Northeast Louisiana*
L 8–38[2]
September 122:30 p.m.at Drake
L 14–1712,230[3]
September 193:30 p.m.at New Mexico State
W 41–619,380[4]
September 267:30 p.m.Wichita State
T 14–1412,283[5]
October 101:30 p.m.Ball State*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 31–7[6]
October 171:30 p.m.Tulsa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 19–205,293[7]
October 241:30 p.m.Illinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 34–147,618[8]
November 11:30 p.m.Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 3–178,432[9]
November 72:30 p.m.at West Texas State
L 14–17[10]
November 142:30 p.m.at Eastern Illinois*
W 27–14[11]
November 211:30 p.m.at Marshall*
W 42–0[12]

[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1981 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Northeast Louisiana smashes ISU, 38–8". The Indianapolis Star. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mike-Mayer kick lifts Drake, 17–14". The Des Moines Register. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Timber! Sycs fall on Aggies 41–6". The El Paso Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sycamores, Wichita St. tie". The Indianapolis Star. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sycamores rip Ball State, 31–7". Palladium-Item. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulsa defeats Indiana State, 20–19". The Muncie Star. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sycamores shellack Redbirds". The Sunday Courier and Press. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SIU–C downs Indiana State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Texas State edges ISU, 17–14". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Panthers lose 27–14". Journal Gazette. November 16, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Indiana State rips Marshall to finish even". The South Bend Tribune. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1981 Indiana State Football Media Guide" (PDF). gosycamores.com. Indiana State Sycamores. November 29, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2024.


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