2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2016 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Sheppard (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Cabral (4th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 North Dakota State +^ 7–1  12–2 
No. 6 South Dakota State +^ 7–1  9–4 
No. 2 Youngstown State ^ 6–2  12–4 
Illinois State ^ 4–4  6–6 
Northern Iowa 4–4  5–6 
Western Illinois 3–5  6–5 
South Dakota 3–5  4–7 
Indiana State 2–6  4–7 
Missouri State 2–6  4–7 
Southern Illinois 2–6  4–7 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Mike Sanford Sr. in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for eighth in the MVFC. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

On December 16, Sanford resigned to join the staff at Western Kentucky, where his son, Mike Sanford Jr., had recently been named head coach.[1] He left Indiana State with a four-year record of 18–30.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:00 pmButler*
ESPN3W 41–255,625
September 1012:00 pmat Minnesota*
ESPNewsL 28–5841,026
September 177:00 pmat Southeast Missouri State*
OVCDNW 27–247,637
September 243:00 pmNo. 9 Illinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 34–316,561
October 13:00 pmMissouri StatedaggerNo. 24
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 24–456,871
October 84:00 pmat No. 13 Western Illinois
ESPN3L 35–365,487
October 153:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 30–33 2OT3,297
October 223:00 pmat Southern Illinois
ESPN3W 22–149,603
October 292:00 pmat Youngstown State
ESPN3L 10–1315,082
November 51:00 pmNorthern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 6–393,409
November 123:30 pmat No. 4 North Dakota State
ESPN3L 17–4118,276
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3][4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRV—RV24RVRV———————
Coaches—RV——RV—————————

Game summaries

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 6 6 13 25
Sycamores 14 3 21 3 41

At Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 7 0 14 7 28
Golden Gophers 14 24 10 10 58

At Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 7 3 3 14 27
Redhawks 7 3 7 7 24

Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Redbirds 0 7 7 17 31
Sycamores 7 10 7 10 34

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 10 14 7 14 45
#24 Sycamores 14 10 0 0 24

At Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 7 7 21 0 35
#13 Leathernecks 0 20 7 9 36

South Dakota

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Coyotes 17 0 10 033 33
Sycamores 10 0 7 1030 30

At Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 3 7 6 6 22
Salukis 7 0 0 7 14

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 10 0 0 0 10
Penguins 0 6 0 7 13

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 13 14 6 6 39
Sycamores 0 3 3 0 6

At North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 0 7 0 10 17
#4 Bison 21 13 7 0 41

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Sanford resigns as Indiana State Head Football Coach".
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Sycamores Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  3. ↑ "2016 Football Schedule". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  4. ↑ "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 22. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
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