1995 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1995 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24
Record7–4 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarty Fine (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim McGuire (4th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^5–1–010–2–0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^5–1–08–5–0
No. 24 Indiana State3–3–07–4–0
Illinois State3–3–05–6–0
Southern Illinois2–4–05–6–0
Western Illinois2–4–04–7–0
Southwest Missouri State1–5–04–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Dennis Raetz, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Three Sycamores were named All-American after the season. Dan Brandenburg, defensive end was selected to the first team by The Sporting News and American Football Coaches Association; he was a third team pick by the Associated Press. Placekicker Tom Allison and linebacker Chris Libaire were named by Don Hansen's Football Guide to its and first and second teams, respectively. Brandenburg was selected in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills and spent five seasons career in the National Football League (NFL), four with the Bills before a short stint on the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 316:30 pmMars Hill*
W 31–03,000[1]
September 96:00 pmat Ole Miss*
L 10–5622,642[2]
September 166:00 pmGlenville State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 41–143,729[3]
September 236:00 pmNo. 23 Western Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 30–134,517[4]
September 306:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 52–34,601[5]
October 71:30 pmat Southwest Missouri State
W 16–911,614[6]
October 141:30 pmat Northern IowaNo. 23
L 10–279,869[7]
October 212:00 pmWestern Kentucky*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 27–66,142[8]
October 281:00 pmat Youngstown State*No. 22
W 13–610,286[9]
November 112:30 pmat Illinois StateNo. 14
L 0–254,175[10]
November 181:30 pmNo. 12 Eastern IllinoisNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 6–274,023[11]

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Roster

1995 Indiana State Sycamores football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Kevin Cox Sr
TE 83 Larry Gauer Sr
FB 39 Craig Hook Jr
C 76 Alec Sitz Jr
OT 77 Brian Sitz Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 48 Dan Brandenburg Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Indiana St. tops Mars Hill". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Ole Miss rolls to win over Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Cox ringmaster in Sycamores' aerial circus". The Evansville Courier. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sycamores top WIU". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Weaner, Phil (October 1, 1995). "SIU ripped on road". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "RB Wright rumbles for Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UNI seizes Gateway lead". The Courier. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Indiana State topples Toppers 27–6". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kicking game lifts Indiana State to road win". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "ISU sails to 2nd straight upset". The Pantagraph. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Eastern Illinois powers past Indians State 27–6". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1995 Football Schedule". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  13. ↑ "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 20. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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