1996 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1996 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (3–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1996 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ 5–0  12–2 
No. 10 Western Illinois ^ 3–2  9–3 
No. 21 Southwest Missouri State 3–2  7–4 
Indiana State 3–2  6–5 
Southern Illinois 1–4  5–6 
Illinois State 0–5  3–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 17th-year coach Dennis Raetz, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Gateway. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29Mars Hill*
W 48–0[1]
September 7at No. 21 (I-A) Kansas State*
L 3–5940,724[2]
September 14at No. 17 Eastern Illinois*
L 16–35[3]
September 21Saint Joseph's (IN)*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 47–14[4]
September 28at Liberty*
W 34–10[5]
October 5at No. 22 Western Illinois
W 10–7[6]
October 12at Southern Illinois
W 24–1310,300[7]
October 19Illinois StateNo. 23
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 23–77,049[8]
October 26at Western Kentucky*No. 21
L 20–278,200[9]
November 9No. 3 Northern IowaNo. 21
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 19–34[10]
November 16No. 20 Southwest Missouri State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 12–27[11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mars Hill loses, 48–0, to Indiana State team". Asheville Citizen-Times. August 30, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "K-State thumps Sycamores". The Salina Journal. September 8, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eastern Illinois 35, Indiana State 16". Journal and Courier. September 15, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sycamores grant coach 'dag' wish, and pummel Pumas". The Indianapolis Star. September 22, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sycamores' second-half surge leaves Liberty in the lurch". The Indianapolis Star. September 29, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Indiana State opens conference play with a 10–7 victory over W. Illinois". The Indianapolis Star. October 6, 1996. p. C4. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Hardwig, Greg (October 13, 1996). "Once again, SIU allows opponent to win game early". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1D. Retrieved January 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Redbirds stopped, dropped". The Pantagraph. October 20, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Western Kentucky ends skid against Indiana State 27–20". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Panthers clinch tie in Gateway". The Sunday Globe. November 10, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Southwest Missouri State ruins ISU's playoff chances". The Indianapolis Star. November 17, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1996 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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