1982 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1982 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $6–0–010–1–0
Wichita State4–1–08–3–0
Southern Illinois4–1–06–5–0
Indiana State3–2–05–6–0
Drake2–4–04–7–0
New Mexico State1–4–03–8–0
West Texas State1–4–03–8–0
Illinois State0–5–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1982 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Dennis Raetz, the team compiled a 5–6 record (3–2 in the MVC).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Central Michigan*L 10–3515,822[1]
September 11New Mexico StateW 14–1010,284[2]
September 18McNeese State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 13–1011,096[3]
September 25at Ball State*W 17–011,375[4]
October 2at DrakeW 29–1910,084[5]
October 9at Maryland*L 0–3831,500[6]
October 16No. 20 Eastern Illinois*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 12–1615,471[7]
October 23at Southern IllinoisL 9–2114,200[8]
October 30Illinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–76,244[9]
November 62:13 p.m.at Louisville*L 23–3515,054[10]
November 13at TulsaL 14–4823,929[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Balanced CMU brushes Sycamores aside, 35–10". The Grand Rapids Press. September 5, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "New Mexico State drops to 0–2; No. 3 Nebraska is next opponent". Omaha World-Herald. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "ISU gets 13–10 boot from Teegarden". The Indianapolis Star. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "ISU deflates Ball St". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Indiana State earns victory over Drake". The South Bend Tribune. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Classy Maryland routs Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. October 10, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ailing 'Sickamores' fumble away homecoming". The Indianapolis Star. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Johnson leads Salukis to 21–9 win". The Belleville News-Democrat. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Indiana State banks on Banks for 24–7 win". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cards come back to whip ISU, 35–23". The State Journal. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "TU pummels Indiana State, 48–14". Tulsa World. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1982 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  13. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (Indiana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  14. ↑ "1982 Football Schedule". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  15. ↑ "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 19. Retrieved January 17, 2026.