2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2016 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Mike Sanford (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Sheppard (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Cabral (4th year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 12,764)

2016 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Western Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Youngstown State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team represent Indiana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Sanford and play their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Butler*		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
September 10		at Minnesota*		TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
September 17		at Southeast Missouri State*		Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO
September 24		Illinois State		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
October 1		Missouri State		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
October 8		Western Illinois		Hanson Field • Macomb, IL
October 15		South Dakota		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
October 22		at Southern Illinois		Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL
October 29		at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH
November 5		Northern Iowa		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
November 12		North Dakota State		Fargodome • Fargo, ND
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–25–2	2015	ISU, 52–17

at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Gophers	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1993	MINN, 27–10

at Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Redhawks	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2015	ISU, 29–28

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–36–2	2015	ILST, 27–24

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–17	2015	ISU, 56–28

at Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Leathernecks	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–24	2015	WIU, 37–30 ^OT

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	USD, 17–14

at Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–27	2015	ISU, 39–36

at Younstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–20	2015	ISU, 27–24

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–25	2015	UNI, 59–13

at North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Bison	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–7	2015	NDSU, 28–14

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS
Coaches

References