Indiana State Sycamores football

Indiana State Sycamores football
2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team
First season 1896
Athletic director Ron Prettyman
Head coach Mike Sanford
3rd year, 10–18 (.357)
Stadium Indiana State University Memorial Stadium
Seating capacity 12,764
Field surface Field Turf
Location Terre Haute, Indiana
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
All-time record 375–504–24 (.429)
Bowl record 0–3 (.000)
Conference titles 1
Consensus All-Americans 16
Colors Royal Blue and White[1]
         
Fight song March On!
Mascot Sycamore Sam
Marching band Marching Sycamores
Rivals Illinois State Redbirds
Southern Illinois Salukis
Eastern Illinois Panthers
Ball State Cardinals
Website GoSycamores.com

The Indiana State Sycamores football team is the NCAA Division I men's football program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Playoffs in the 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship. Their first season was 1896. The Sycamores boast of 8 Conference Player(s) of the Year; 14 First Team All-Americans, and 90+ First Team All-Conference players. The Sycamore's greatest season was 1983, when coach Dennis Raetz led them to the 2nd round of the 1983 NCAA Division I Football Championship versus the Southern Illinois Salukis and ended the season with a record of 9–4. The Sycamores also appeared in 1984 NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. Past coaches include Dennis Raetz; Jerry Huntsman, George Ashworth and Wally Marks. The Indiana State Sycamores play their home games at Memorial Stadium, which seats 12,764. There have been recent discussions on replacing venerable Memorial Stadium; according to the new ISU Master Plan, a new football-only stadium in downtown Terre Haute, could be realized in the next 10 years.[2]

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Bowl games

Bowl Games

Year Bowl Champion Runner-Up
1949 Shrine Bowl Southern Illinois 41 Indiana State 14
1983 Pecan Bowl Southern Illinois 23 Indiana State 7
1984 Pecan Bowl Middle Tennessee State 42 Indiana State 41

Division I NCAA Playoffs

The Sycamores have appeared in 3 NCAA Division I Football Championships. Their combined record is 2–3.

Playoff Games

Date played Round Winner Runner-Up
1983 NCAA Division I First Round Indiana State 16 Eastern Illinois 13
1983 NCAA Division I Quarterfinal Pecan Bowl Southern Illinois 23 Indiana State 7
1984 NCAA Division I Quarterfinal Pecan Bowl Middle Tennessee State 42 Indiana State 41
2014 NCAA Division I First Round Indiana State 36 Eastern Kentucky 16
2014 NCAA Division I Second Round Chattanooga 14 Indiana State 35

Conference championships

The Sycamores shared the 1964 Heartland Collegiate Conference title with 4 schools {Ball St. (IN), Butler (IN), Evansville (IN), Valparaiso (IN)}; they finished with a 4-2 conference record and were 6-2 overall.[3] At the time, the Heartland Collegiate Conference was known by its more recognizable name, the Indiana Collegiate Conference.

Stadiums

Year Home
1896 - 1948 Multiple Venues, including Parsons Field.
1949–Present Memorial Stadium (Terre Haute), constructed in 1924.

The Sycamores have played football at venerable Memorial Stadium since the 1949 campaign. Originally constructed in 1922-24, at a cost of $450,000; the 12,764-seat stadium remains a fixture at the intersection of Wabash and Brown Avenues in Terre Haute, IN.

Memorial Stadium’s inauguration was on May 5, 1925, as the local minor league baseball team, the Terre Haute Tots, hosted their Three-I League rivals, the Peoria Tractors, before an estimated crowd of 9,000. Among the esteemed visitors were Major League Baseball Commissioner Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis and Charles Barnard of the Cleveland Indians.

The facility was acquired (via a 99-year lease) by Indiana State University in 1967. The installation of Astroturf made Indiana State the first university to own a football stadium with artificial turf.

Player of the year

National (2)

Conference (10)

All-Americans (19)

Academic All-American (5)

NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship (1)

All-Conference (119+)

All-Indiana Collegiate Conference (11+)[10]

All-Missouri Valley Conference (42)

  • Vincent Allen, RB, 1977
  • Don Jackson, DB, 1977
  • Gary Gamen, DT, 1978
  • John Allman, DB, 1978
  • Kirk Wilson, WR, 1979
  • Eddie Ruffin, WR, 1979
  • George DeTella, OT, 1979
  • Reggie Allen, QB, 1979
  • Gerry Gluscic, DE, 1979
  • John Allman, DB, 1979
  • Hubert Moore, TE, 1980
  • Eddie Ruffin, WR, 1980
  • Mark Gradkowski, OG, 1980
  • John Gaunt, DT, 1980
  • Craig Shaffer, LB, 1980
  • John Allman, DB, 1980
  • Hubert Moore, TE 1981
  • Kirk Wilson, WR, 1981
  • Craig Shaffer, LB, 1981
  • Walter Seaphus, NG, 1982
  • Ed Martin, DE, 1982
  • Dan Maher, LB, 1982
  • Bob Koehne, OT, 1983
  • Rich Dawson, C, 1983
  • Jeff Miller, QB, 1983
  • Ed Martin, DE, 1983
  • Quintin Mikell, LB, 1983
  • Kevin Ramsey, DB, 1983
  • Wayne Davis, DB, 1984
  • Steve Buxton, OG, 1984
  • Rich Dawson, C, 1984
  • Jeff Miller, QB, 1984
  • Darrold Clardy, RB, 1984
  • Scott Bridges, PK, 1984
  • Doug Arnold, NG, 1984
  • Brad Verdun, DT, 1984
  • Jeff Miller, QB, 1985
  • Doug Arnold, NG, 1985
  • Terry Bell, WR, 1985
  • Vencie Glenn, DB, 1985
  • Mike Simmonds, OG, 1985
  • Kurt Bell, DE, 1985

All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (66)

  • Mike Simmonds, OT, 1986
  • Steve McKeel, DB, 1986
  • Troy Johnson, LB, 1986
  • Tim Cunningham, LB, 1986
  • Chuck Standiford, P, 1986
  • Pete Endre, OT, 1987
  • Steve McKeel, DB, 1987
  • Gary Cannon, WR, 1987
  • Steve Elmlinger, WR, 1988
  • Tori Vactor, RB, 1988
  • Ken Hopp, LB, 1988
  • Troy Mickens, DB, 1988
  • Rodney Porter, TE, 1989
  • Mark Bertram, DT, 1989
  • Derrick Franklin, RB, 1990
  • Charles Swann, WR, 1990
  • Eric Christensen, LB, 1991
  • Derrick Franklin, RB, 1991
  • Charles Swann, WR, 1991
  • Dyrrah Christon, NG, 1992
  • David Wright, RB, 1992
  • Dan Brandenburg, DT, 1993
  • Von Ganaway, FS, 1993
  • Tim Giebels, OT, 1993
  • Shawn Moore, OG, 1993
  • David Wright, RB, 1993
  • Dan Brandenburg, DT, 1994
  • Dustin Rusch, DT, 1994
  • Dan Brandenburg, DT, 1995
  • Dre Knox, DB, 1996
  • Richard Moss, LB, 1996
  • Robert High, FS, 1997
  • Shannon Jackson, DT, 1997
  • DeJuan Alfonzo, DB, 1998
  • Troy Lefevra, DE, 1998
  • DeJuan Alfonzo, DB, 1999
  • Nathan Al-Ghetta, FB, 1999
  • Shannon Jackson, DE, 1999
  • Troy Lefevra, DE, 1999
  • Richard Harris, DE, 2001
  • Richard Harris, DE, 2002
  • Dietrich Lapsley, LB, 2002
  • Soso Dede, KR, 2002
  • Ryan King, TE, 2003
  • Kyle Mitchell, DE, 2003
  • Kyle Mitchell, DE, 2004
  • Sam Logan, WR, 2005
  • Kyle Mitchell, DE, 2005
  • Jamie Petrowski, TE, 2005
  • Shonda Faulkner, LB, 2007
  • Darrius Gates, RB, 2010
  • Brock Lough, FB, 2010
  • Ben Obaseki, DE, 2010
  • Alex Sewall, DB, 2010
  • Aaron Archie, LB, 2011
  • Shakir Bell, RB, 2011
  • Alex Jones, TE, 2011
  • Brock Lough, FB, 2011
  • FN Lutz, OL, 2011
  • Ben Obaseki, DE, 2011
  • Alex Sewall, DB, 2011
  • Shakir Bell, RB, 2012
  • Aaron Archie, LB, 2012
  • Ben Obaseski, DE, 2012
  • Johnny Towalid, DB, 2012
  • Lucas Hileman, P, 2012
  • Connor Underwood, DL, 2013
  • Connor Underwood, DL, 2014

Career leaders

Passing

Player Years Comp Att TD Yds Pct. Int
Mike Perish 2012-2014 620 1,051 42 6,696 .590 28
Jeff Miller 1982–1985 555 1,066 40 6,448 .552 33
John Sahm 1986–1989 341 668 30 5,139 .496 38
Reggie Allen 1978–1981 367 782 29 5,094 .469 46
Ronnie Fouch 2010–2011 322 544 38 4,316 .592 15
Kip Hennelly 1991–1993 249 490 19 3,158 .508 27
Julian Reese 2001–2002 267 499 20 2,961 .535 21
Kevin Cox 1993–1996 238 528 20 2,885 .451 22
Kyle Frondorf 1986–1988 208 391 8 2,778 .532 24
Blayne Baggett 2005 284 473 15 2,741 .464 13

Rushing

Player Years Att Yds Avg. TD
Vincent Allen 1973–1977 832 4,335 5.21 31
Shakir Bell 2010–2013 672 4,214 6.3 28
David Wright 1992–1995 784 4,181 5.33 22
Derrick Franklin 1989–1991 710 3,231 4.55 23
Eric Robinson 1979–1982 443 2,169 4.90 22
Jake Shields 2001–2004 521 2,119 4.07 19
Darrius Gates 2006–2010 396 2,010 5.08 20
Jim Brumfield 1967–1969 448 1,998 4.46 23
Darrold Clardy 1981–1984 355 1,594 4.49 19
Tori Vactor 1987–1988 312 1,545 4.95 12

Receiving

Player Years Rcpt Yds Avg. TD
Sam Logan 2003–2006 196 2,385 12.2 9
Rodney Porter 1986–1989 135 1,906 14.1 9
Terry Bell 1982–1985 132 2,048 15.5 13
Joe Downing 1982–1985 115 1,608 14.0 15
Carl Berman 2003–2006 114 1,376 12.1 10
Eddie Ruffin 1978–1981 110 1,831 16.6 11
Gary Owens 2013–2015 105 1,373 13.1 13
Larry Brown 1993–1996 105 1,197 11.4 6
Steve Elminger 1987–1989 102 1,823 17.9 10
Steve Schmid 1967–1969 100 1,394 13.9 11

Scoring

Player Years TD FG PAT1 PAT2 PTS
Kyle Hooper 2003–2007 0 42 85 0 221
Vincent Allen 1973–1977 33 0 0 1 200
Tom Allison 1992–1995 0 38 82 0 196
Scott Bridges 1983–1985 0 31 87 0 180
Shakir Bell 2010–2013 28 0 0 0 168
Mike Megyesi 1999–2002 0 27 83 0 164
Jim Brumfield 1967–1969 26 0 0 0 156
David Wright 1992–1995 23 0 0 1 140
Eric Robinson 1979–1982 22 0 0 0 132
Darrius Gates 2006–2010 22 0 0 0 132

Career leaders in bold

Coaching leaders (by wins)

The current coach is Mike Sanford

Coach (Alma Mater) Seasons Years Games W L T Pct.
Dennis Raetz (Nebraska, 1968) 18 1980–1997 200 94 105 1 .473
Wally Marks (Chicago, 1927) 16 1927-30, 33-41, 46-48 125 62 56 7 .524
Jerry Huntsman (Wabash, 1952) 7 1966–1972 68 43 24 1 .639
Bill Jones (Ohio Wesleyan, 1939) 9 1957–1965 70 32 37 1 .464
Tim McGuire (Nebraska, 1975) 7 1998–2004 79 24 55 0 .304
Art Strum (Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 1916) 6 1923-26, 32, 42 43 21 20 2 .488
Tom Harp (Muskingum, 1951) 5 1973–1977 51 20 31 0 .392
Trent Miles (Indiana State, 1987) 5 2008–2012 56 20 36 0 .357
Mark Dean (Northern Illinois, 1938) 5 1951-54, 56 39 15 20 4 .436
Mike Sanford (Southern California, 1976) 3 2013–present 37 14 23 0 .378
Dick Jamieson (Bradley, 1961) 2 1978–1979 22 11 11 0 .500
Phil Brown (Butler, 1923) 1 1945 8 5 2 1 .625
J. Roy Goodlad (Wisconsin, 1929) 1 1931 7 4 3 0 .571
CPO Bob LeCroy^ (SE Okla St, 19--) 1 1944 6 2 4 0 .333
Paul Selge (Indiana State, 1943) 1 1955 9 2 7 0 .222
George Ashworth (Indiana State, 1935) 2 1949–1950 19 2 16 1 .132
Lou West (Cincinnati, 1976) 3 2005–2007 33 1 32 0 .030
various (7 others) 13 1896-09,1920,1943 42 9 28 5 .214

Career leaders in bold
^ - CPO LeCroy was member of US Navy's V-12 program staff during World War II

Coach of the Year (11)

District (4)

Conference (7)

Notable alumni

Sycamores in Professional Leagues (50)

Fifty former Sycamores have played in professional football leagues. The leagues include the NFL, CFL, AFL. and the UFL.
The most notable players are:

Player Class Year Position Teams Career Highlight(s)
Jamie Petrowski 2006 Tight End Carolina 2006–2010 3rd Team All-American
Dan Brandenburg 1996 Defensive Tackle Buffalo 1996–1999 42 Career Games
John Bock 1994 Offensive Line Miami 1995–2000 17 Career Starts
Vencie Glenn 1986 Defensive Back numerous 1986–1995 35 Career INTs
Wayne Davis 1985 Defensive Back numerous 1985–1990 5 Career INTs
Craig Shaffer 1982 Line Backer St. Louis 1982–1984 18 Career Games
Tunch Ilkin 1980 Offensive Line Pittsburgh 1980–1993 2x Pro Bowl Lineman

All-Star Game participants (12)

  • 1981 – Craig Shaffer, LB (Blue-Gray)
  • 1982 – Kirk Wilson, WR (Senior Bowl)
  • 1985 – Vencie Glenn, DB (Blue-Gray)
  • 1986 – Vencie Glenn, DB (Senior Bowl)
  • 1990 – Steve Elmlinger, WR (Senior Bowl)
  • 1992 – Charles Swann, WR (Senior Bowl)
  • 1992 - Charles Swann, WR (Japan Bowl)
  • 1995 – Dan Brandenburg, DT (Blue-Gray)
  • 1999 – DeJuan Alfonzo, DB (All-Star Gridiron Classic)
  • 2005 – Blayne Baggett, QB (Magnolia Gridiron Classic)
  • 2005 - LaDrelle Bryant, LB (Magnolia Gridiron Classic)
  • 2006 – Kyle Hooper, PK (East Coast Bowl)
  • 2006 - Madison Miller, DE (East Coast Bowl)
  • 2006 - Carl Berman, (Magnolia Gridiron Classic)
  • 2010 - Darrius Gates, RB (FCS Senior Scout Bowl)
  • 2010 - Pat Burke, OG (FCS Senior Scout Bowl)

Indiana Football Hall of Fame (34)

  • Vincent Allen - 2000[14]
  • Max Andress - 1976[15]
  • George Ashworth - 1979[16]
  • Steve Balash - 2009[17]
  • Paul Beck - 1979[18]
  • Phil Brown - 1985[19]
  • Charles "Cocky" Bush - 1976[20]
  • Bob Clayton - 2012[21]
  • Robert Clements - 1988
  • Jim Conover - 1976[22]
  • Rich Dodson - 2003
  • Stewart "Red" Faught - 1981[23]
  • Wayne Fuson - 1974
  • Joe Goodman - 1998
  • Delby Humphrey - 1974
  • Jerry Huntsman - 1985[13]
  • Bill Jones - 1981[24]
  • Charlie Karazsia - 2006[25]
  • Walter "Wally" Marks - 1974
  • Dick Martin - 1976
  • Bob Nesbit - 1976
  • Steve Purichia - 2014[26]
  • R. Douglas Reeser - 2006
  • Ed Robertson - 1996
  • Tim Roth - 2014[27]
  • Van "Rusty" Rutherford - 1976
  • Thomas Stirling - 1988
  • Kenneth "Zip" Sypult - 1987
  • Phil Teegarden - 2001
  • N.E. "Gene" Wernz - 1977
  • Mark Wildman - 2007
  • Roy Lee Williams - 1976
  • Ernie Zeller - 1979
  • Maurey Zlotnik - 2003

Rivalries

Illinois State

The Sycamores have met Illinois State annually since 1969 and 48 times in the past 50 seasons. The first game in the series was in 1936, which ended in an 0–0 tie. The Redbirds hold a slight edge (29–32–2) over the Sycamores; the schools also are frequent Homecoming opponents. Indiana State leads in Homecoming games (5–2) in Terre Haute; while in Bloomington-Normal, the series is tied 2–2. The largest crowd in Illinois State football history is the 1970 match-up with Indiana State, 21,500 fans attended saw the Jerry Huntsman-led Sycamores win 28–7.

The schools have been conference rivals since 1981 as members of the Missouri Valley Conference; that rivalry continues in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Southern Illinois

The burgeoning rivalry with Southern Illinois (SIU) has tilted to SIU's advantage in recent seasons, though the Salukis lead the overall series record, 24–23. SIU also own a victory in the only playoff meeting between the schools (a SIU 23–7 win in the 1983 NCAA Div I-AA playoffs).

Following the 1949 season, the Sycamores were invited to the 1949 Shrine Bowl versus the Salukis. The Salukis, who earlier in the season had lost to Indiana State, won the rematch 41–14.

Eastern Illinois

From 1901–2009, the Sycamores played Eastern Illinois 83 times; the series stands at 37–42–4 in favor of Eastern Illinois; the 2009 game was the last for the foreseeable future. As of 2010, it is unknown when the series will resume as Indiana State's schedules are complete for the next 4 seasons (2013).

Ball State

Main article: Blue Key Victory Bell

From 1924 to 2014, the Sycamores played Ball State (Ind.) University 65 times; the series stands at 39–25–1 in favor of Ball State (née Indiana State University - Eastern Division).

In 1940, the respective Blue Key chapters sponsored a trophy presentation, the 'Victory Bell' to reward the winner of the annual game between Indiana State and Ball State.

Traditions

Homecoming

The term Homecoming was first used in print announcements for the Alumni-Varsity Basketball Game on Dec. 9, 1916. By the year 1919, this event became known as Blue and White Day and featured dances and entertainment for alumni of the Normal School. In 1921 the events were organized around a football game scheduled earlier in the autumn. A bonfire and pep rally were added to the festivities in 1922; the Blue-and-White Parade in 1923; and in 1937, Bette Whitmore (Kappa Kappa) was elected ISUs first Homecoming Queen.[28] The 2010 season will mark the 106th season of Sycamore football and the 91st Homecoming; the Sycamores will face conference foe, Illinois State, on October 9. This will mark the 7th time that Illinois State has been the Homecoming opponent; following a tremoundous victory (59-24) the Sycamores now own a 5-2 mark vs. Illinois State in Homecoming games.

As of 2012; Indiana State owns a 50-36-2 (.580) record in Homecoming games; the outcomes of the remaining 5 games are unknown.

Victory Bell

Victory Bell- A symbol of the traditional athletic rivalry in football between Indiana State and Ball State. The Victory Bell tradition was inaugurated in 1940 when the Blue Key chapters at both schools arranged to donate a bell to be presented to the victor of the football game. The idea was to start a traditional exchange of the bell as a means of improving relationships between the two student bodies.[29] The Victory Bell series is 17-34 in favor of Ball State.

References

  1. ↑ Marketing & Promotions (2015-07-31). "Licensing & Logos — Official Web Site of Indiana State Athletics". Gosycamores.com. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  2. ↑ Indiana State University: ISU Newsroom
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  4. ↑ "ISU's Towalid named top FCS defensive back". Terre Haute Tribune Star.
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  12. ↑ "Trent Miles Earns 2010 AFCA Regional Coach Of The Year Honors - GoSycamores.com—Official Web Site of Indiana State Athletics". gosycamores.com. C1 control character in |title= at position 80 (help)
  13. 1 2 "HUNTSMAN, JERRY - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  14. ↑ "ALLEN, VINCENT - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  15. ↑ "ANDRESS, MAX - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  16. ↑ "ASHWORTH, GEORGE - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  17. ↑ "BALASH, STEVE - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  18. ↑ "BECK, PAUL - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  19. ↑ "BROWN, PHIL - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  20. ↑ "BUSH, CHARLES "COCKY" - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  21. ↑ "CLAYTON, BOB - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  22. ↑ "CONOVER, JAMES "JIM" - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  23. ↑ "FAUGHT, STEWART "RED" - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  24. ↑ "JONES, WILLIAM - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  25. ↑ "KARAZSIA, CHARLIE - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
  26. ↑ "PURICHIA, STEVE - Indiana Football Hall of Fame". indiana-football.org.
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  28. ↑ Indiana State University: About ISU: History and Traditions
  29. ↑ Indiana State University Archives Home

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