1951 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1951 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record0–6–1 (0–3–1 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1951 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Valparaiso $4–0–09–0–0
Saint Joseph's (IN)3–1–04–4–0
Butler3–2–04–4–1
Evansville1–1–05–5–0
Indiana State0–3–10–6–1
Ball State0–4–10–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State Teachers College—now known as Indiana State University—as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Dean, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 0–6–1 with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the ICC.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 222:00 p.m.at Illinois State Normal*
L 7–27[2][3]
September 29at Valparaiso
L 7–46[4]
October 13Saint Joseph's (IN)L 0–13[5][6]
October 20at Ball StateT 0–07,000[7][8]
October 26at Heidelberg*Tiffin, OHL 0–40[9]
November 3DePauw*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 13–14[10][11]
November 17Butler
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 7–14[12][13]

[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "Indiana College Football Records". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. November 19, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Titans, Normal Open Local College Season Today, Tonight". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. September 22, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ Young, Fred (September 23, 1951). "Normal Races to 27-7 Win in Opener". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 11. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Valpo Crushes Indiana State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. September 30, 1951. p. 51. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ Kintz, Bob (October 14, 1951). "St. Joe Eleven Defeats State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ Kintz, Bob (October 14, 1951). "St. Joe Eleven Defeats State (continued)". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 48. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ Barnet, Bob (October 21, 1951). "Cards, Sycamores In Scoreless Battle". The Muncie Star. Muncie, Indiana. p. 25. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ Barnet, Bob (October 21, 1951). "7,000 Watch (continued)". The Muncie Star. Muncie, Indiana. p. 26. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Heidelberg Wins Over Sycamores". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. October 27, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ↑ Nesbit, Bob (November 4, 1951). "DePauw Survives With Late Drive". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ Nesbit, Bob (November 4, 1951). "DePauw Survives With Late Drive (continued)". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 50. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ Kintz, Bob (November 18, 1951). "Butler Upsets Indiana State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ Kintz, Bob (November 18, 1951). "Butler Upsets Indiana State (continued)". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 48. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "1951 Football Schedule". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  15. ↑ "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2026.