1978 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1978 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDennis Raetz (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico State $5–1–06–5–0
Tulsa4–1–09–2–0
Southern Illinois3–2–07–4–0
Drake3–3–04–7–0
Indiana State2–3–03–8–0
Wichita State2–4–04–7–0
West Texas State1–5–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Dick Jamieson, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9New Mexico State
L 9–148,514[1]
September 16Western Illinois*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 31–20[2]
September 23at Eastern Michigan*
L 8–27[3]
September 30at Louisville*
L 12–3116,931[4]
October 7at Ball State*
L 0–718,323[5]
October 14Drake
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 13–0[6]
October 21West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 7–36[7]
October 28at Northeast Louisiana*
L 0–14[8]
November 4Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 7–284,785[9]
November 11at Illinois State*
L 14–274,500[10]
November 18Wichita State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 42–18[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Ags fumble to 14–9 win". Albuquerque Journal. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Western Illinois falls". The Dispatch. September 17, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "E. Michigan 27, ISU 8". The Kokomo Tribune. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Poole runs deep in 31–12 Louisville romp". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cards survive ISU, 7–0, for 13th straight". The Star Press. October 8, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "2 fumbles, record kick doom Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 15, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Buffaloes roam over Indiana St". The Indianapolis Star. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Indiana St. lost in bayou". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southern outscores Indiana State". The Decatur Daily Review. November 6, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Redbirds on Cook's tour". The Pantagraph. November 12, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "ISU crushes Shocks". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1978. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1978 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  13. ↑ "1978 Football Schedule". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  14. ↑ "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 19. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
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