2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

The 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Sanford and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place.

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
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
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

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

Schedule edit

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 State No. 24
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 24–456,871
October 84:00 pmat No. 13 Western IllinoisESPN3L 35–365,487
October 153:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 30–33 2OT3,297
October 223:00 pmat Southern IllinoisESPN3W 22–149,603
October 292:00 pmat Youngstown StateESPN3L 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 StateESPN3L 17–4118,276

Game summaries edit

Butler edit

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

At Minnesota edit

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

At Southeast Missouri State edit

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

Illinois State edit

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

Missouri State edit

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

At Western Illinois edit

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

South Dakota edit

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

At Southern Illinois edit

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

At Youngstown State edit

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

Northern Iowa edit

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

At North Dakota State edit

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

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRV24RVRV
CoachesRVRV

References edit

  1. ^ "Mike Sanford resigns as Indiana State Head Football Coach".