2019_Indiana_State_Sycamores_football_team
2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team
American college football season
The 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Curt Mallory and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in seventh place.
2019 Indiana State Sycamores football | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Record | 5–7 (3–5 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Michael Switzer (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Brad Wilson (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Sycamores were predicted to finish in fourth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
6 | South Dakota | 176 |
7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
10 | Missouri State | 80 |
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Sycamores had five players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
Offense Ryan Boyle – QB Dante Hendrix – WR Wyatt Wozniak – OL Jerry Nunez – K |
Defense Jonas Griffith – LB |
Preseason All–American team
The Sycamores had one player, Jonas Griffith – LB, selected to the preseason All-American team. Griffith was also named to the Buck Buchanan Award-watch list.[3]
Ryan Boyle was named to the "College Football Performance Award" Watch List.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Kansas* | No. 16 | FSN | L 17–24 | 32,611 | [4] | |
September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton* | No. 14 | ESPN+ | L 35–42 | 4,950 | [5] | |
September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* |
| ESPN+ | W 19–7 | 4,590 | [6] | |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois* |
| ESPN+ | W 16–6 | 6,216 | [7] | |
October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | ESPN+ | L 0–38 | 5,255 | [8] | ||
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Illinois |
| ESPN+ | W 20–10 | 7,243 | [9] | |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 South Dakota State |
| ESPN3 | L 23–42 | 4,642 | [10] | |
October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 8 Illinois State | ESPN3 | L 7–24 | 8,510 | [11] | ||
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 14–23 | 4,110 | [12] | |
November 9 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Northern Iowa | ESPN+ | L 9–17 | 8,442 | [13] | ||
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Youngstown State |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 3,645 | [14] | |
November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | ESPN+ | W 51–24 | 3,352 | [15] | ||
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At Kansas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Sycamores | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Jayhawks | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
Dayton
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flyers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
No. 14 Sycamores | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Eastern Kentucky
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Sycamores | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
Eastern Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Sycamores | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
At South Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coyotes | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Western Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Leathernecks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
South Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 3 Jackrabbits | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Sycamores | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
At Illinois State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sycamores | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 8 Redbirds | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
Southern Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Salukis | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Sycamores | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Northern Iowa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sycamores | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
No. 5 Panthers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Youngstown State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Penguins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Sycamores | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
At Missouri State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sycamores | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 51 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
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- "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
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- "Indiana State vs. Kansas - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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- "Indiana State vs. South Dakota - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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- "Indiana State vs. Illinois State - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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- "Youngstown State vs. Indiana State - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- "Indiana State vs. Missouri State - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- "2019 Indiana State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.