2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2021 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Curt Mallory (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Michael Switzer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Wilson (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 14 Missouri State ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 18 South Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 4 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^		4	–	4					6	–	6
Indiana State		3	–	5					5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Western Illinois		2	–	6					2	–	9
Illinois State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Youngstown State		2	–	6					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led fourth-year head coach Curt Mallory. The Sycamores played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 26–21	5,540
September 11	12:00 p.m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 6–24	26,181
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 23–21	4,550
September 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 2 South Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 0–44	6,652
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD		L 10–38	6,267
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 37–27	3,943
October 16	3:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 7–37	14,336
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 28–17	5,479
October 30	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 2–44	14,383
November 13	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Southern Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 21-47	3,265
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee	W 15-10	2,890
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time