Indiana State Sycamores
MVFCTerre Haute, INMemorial Stadium
2026: 2–5 (0–3 MVFC). Last: lost to Youngstown State 57–24 at home. Next: at Illinois State, Saturday, Oct 24, 3 p.m. ET.
- L 21–23Southeast Missouri State
- L 19–44at Purdue
- W 42–35at Eastern Illinois
- W 39–16Valparaiso
- L 35–42North Dakota
- L 14–44at South Dakota
- L 24–57Youngstown State
- Oct 24at Illinois State
- Oct 31at Northern Iowa
- Nov 7Southern Illinois
- Nov 14Murray State
- Nov 21at South Dakota State
Indiana State has played football since 1896 and is officially 413–583–23; 421 of its 1,019 games are in our file. They have won one Indiana Collegiate Conference title (1964), counting shared titles. Dennis Raetz (1980–1981) won more games here than any other coach: 11. The most-played rival is Southern Illinois: 36 meetings, Southern Illinois leads 22–14. This season, they’re 2–5.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 413–583–23 official; 144–276–1 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1195
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 58 · Composite No. 53 in FCS, Oct 17; down 4 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 1 last in 1964
- Bowl record
- 0–1 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 60 since 1925, 421 games
Identity
- Fight song
- March On!
- Band
- Indiana State University Marching Sycamores since 1933
2026 season 2–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Southeast Missouri State | L 21–23 | 51% |
| Sep 4 | at Purdue | L 19–44 | 20% |
| Sep 12 | at Eastern Illinois | W 42–35 | 37% |
| Sep 19 | vs Valparaiso | W 39–16 | 66% |
| Sep 26 | vs North Dakota | L 35–42 | 32% |
| Oct 3 | at South Dakota | L 14–44 | 19% |
| Oct 10 | vs Youngstown State | L 24–57 | 29% |
| Oct 24 | at Illinois State | Preview | 14% |
| Oct 31 | at Northern Iowa | Preview | 28% |
| Nov 7 | vs Southern Illinois | Preview | 42% |
| Nov 14 | vs Murray State | Preview | 70% |
| Nov 21 | at South Dakota State | Preview | 14% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
On the 2026 team
- Elijah Owens788 passing yards, 6 TD
- Brady Allen1,017 passing yards, 8 TD (leads Indiana State in passing yards)
- Jayden Reed30 catches, 460 yards, 4 TD (leads Indiana State in receiving yards)
- Alex Rose48 tackles, 2.5 sacks (leads Indiana State in sacks)
- Aaron Ball394 rushing yards, 4 TD (leads Indiana State in rushing yards)
- Braxton Sampson52 tackles (leads Indiana State in tackles)
Program strength since 1925
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Raetz | 1980–1981 | 11–10–1 |
| Dick Jamieson | 1978–1979 | 11–11 |
 Tom Harp | 1975–1977 | 11–19 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Southern Illinois
14–22 in 36
- 2014 W 41–26
- 2015 W 39–36
- 2016 W 22–14
- 2017 L 24–45
- 2018 W 24–21
- 2019 L 14–23
- 2021 L 21–47
- 2023 L 9–38
- 2024 W 20–17
- 2025 L 27–55
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 7
- Illinois State
11–22 in 33
- 2015 L 24–27
- 2016 W 34–31
- 2017 L 13–24
- 2018 W 28–23
- 2019 L 7–24
- 2021 W 15–10
- 2022 L 21–27
- 2023 L 7–44
- 2024 L 19–31
- 2025 L 20–52
Lost the last four.
Next: Oct 24
- Western Illinois
11–13 in 24
- 2013 L 14–21
- 2014 L 20–34
- 2015 L 30–37
- 2016 L 35–36
- 2017 L 0–45
- 2018 W 15–13
- 2019 W 20–10
- 2021 W 37–27
- 2022 W 21–0
- 2023 W 27–6
Won the last five.
| Opponent | Games | INST record |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois | 36 | 14–22 |
| Illinois State | 33 | 11–22 |
| Western Illinois | 24 | 11–13 |
| Youngstown State | 23 | 7–16 |
| Eastern Illinois | 22 | 12–10 |
| Ball State | 21 | 7–14 |
| Northern Iowa | 20 | 2–18 |
| Missouri State | 20 | 7–13 |
Rivals the program names: Ball State, Illinois State.
Every opponent (79)
Every program Indiana State has played, A to Z, with Indiana State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Air Force 0–1
- Akron 2–3
- Arkansas State 1–0
- Austin Peay 0–1
- Ball State 7–14
- Butler 3–0
- Central Michigan 0–2
- Central Missouri 2–0
- Chattanooga 0–1
- Chicago 0–1
- Cincinnati 1–4
- Dayton 2–2
- Delaware 0–1
- Drake 9–2
- Eastern Illinois 12–10
- Eastern Kentucky 3–0
- Eastern Michigan 1–3
- Florida 0–2
- Florida International 1–0
- Georgia Tech 0–1
- Houston Christian 0–1
- Illinois State 11–22
- Indiana 0–8
- Iowa State 0–2
- Kansas 0–3
- Kansas State 0–3
- Liberty 1–1
- Louisville 1–7
- Marshall 1–0
- Maryland 0–1
- McKendree 1–0
- McNeese 1–1
- Miami (OH) 0–1
- Middle Tennessee 0–1
- Minnesota 0–3
- Missouri State 7–13
- Montana 0–2
- Murray State 3–4
- Nebraska–Omaha 1–0
- New Mexico State 4–1
- North Alabama 1–0
- North Dakota 1–4
- North Dakota State 1–12
- North Texas 0–1
- Northern Illinois 4–3
- Northern Iowa 2–18
- Northwestern 0–1
- Oklahoma 0–1
- Oklahoma State 0–1
- Ole Miss 0–1
- Penn State 0–1
- Purdue 0–8
- Quincy 4–1
- Saint Francis (IN) 0–1
- South Dakota 2–9
- South Dakota State 3–10
- Southeast Missouri State 2–3
- Southern Illinois 14–22
- St. Cloud State 1–0
- St. Joseph’s (IN) 1–0
- Tampa 1–0
- Tennessee 0–1
- Tennessee Tech 1–1
- Texas Tech 0–1
- Toledo 0–1
- Tulsa 0–6
- UCF 1–0
- UL Monroe 2–2
- UT Martin 1–0
- Valparaiso 1–0
- VMI 0–1
- Wayne State 1–0
- West Texas 2–5
- Western Carolina 0–1
- Western Illinois 11–13
- Western Kentucky 1–5
- Western Michigan 0–2
- Wichita State 4–2–1
- Youngstown State 7–16
Conference titles
1, counting shared titles- Indiana Collegiate Conference 1
- 1964 (shared)
As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1896–1933
- Indiana Intercollegiate Conference 1934–1949
- Indiana Collegiate Conference 1950–1967
- Independent 1968–1975
- Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference 1986–1991
- Gateway Football Conference 1992–2007
- MVFC 2008–2019 and since 2021
- 1986Joined the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference from independence in football. Source
Indiana State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 7 since 1967
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
Indiana State University- Enrollment
- 7,895 6,224 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Terre Haute, Indiana
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1865
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $48,387 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 1195 | ||||
| 2025 | 3–9 | 1–7 | 1169 | ||||
| 2024 | 4–8 | 3–5 | 1172 | ||||
| 2023 | 1–10 | 1–7 | 1114 | ||||
| 2022 | 2–9 | 1–7 | 1184 | ||||
| 2021 | 5–6 | 3–5 | 1267 | ||||
| 2019 | 5–7 | 3–5 | 1292 | ||||
| 2018 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 1329 | ||||
| 2017 | 0–11 | 0–8 | 1123 | ||||
| 2016 | 4–7 | 2–6 | 1261 | ||||
| 2015 | 5–6 | 3–5 | 1306 | ||||
| 2014 | 8–6 | 4–4 | 1355 | ||||
| 2013 | 1–11 | 0–8 | 1156 | ||||
| 2012 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 1365 | ||||
| 2011 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1323 | ||||
| 2010 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1249 | ||||
| 2009 | 1–10 | 1–7 | 1028 | ||||
| 2008 | 0–12 | 0–8 | 1013 | ||||
| 2007 | 0–11 | 0–5 | 1024 | ||||
| 2006 | 1–10 | 0–5 | 1077 | ||||
| 2005 | 0–11 | 0–5 | 1062 | ||||
| 2004 | 4–7 | 1–4 | 1178 | ||||
| 2003 | 3–9 | 0–5 | 1160 | ||||
| 2002 | 0–2 | 1274 | |||||
| 2001 | 1–1 | 1286 |
Every season back to 1925 (35 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0–1 | 1255 | |||||
| 1999 | 0–2 | 1249 | |||||
| 1998 | 0–1 | 1265 | |||||
| 1997 | 0–1 | 1254 | |||||
| 1996 | 0–1 | 1268 | |||||
| 1995 | 0–1 | 1259 | |||||
| 1994 | 0–1 | 1258 | |||||
| 1993 | 0–2 | 1244 | |||||
| 1992 | 0–1 | 1250 | |||||
| 1991 | 0–2 | 1253 | |||||
| 1990 | 0–2 | 1245 | |||||
| 1989 | 0–2 | 1262 | |||||
| 1988 | 0–3 | 1272 | |||||
| 1987 | 2–1 | 1319 | |||||
| 1986 | 0–4 | 1258 | |||||
| 1985 | 4–6 | 1–2 | 1331 | -9.7 | |||
| 1984 | 9–3 | 3–1 | 1446 | 4.9 | |||
| 1983 | 9–4 | 3–3 | 1426 | 4.8 | |||
| 1982 | 5–6 | 3–2 | 1424 | -13.5 | |||
| 1981 | 5–5–1 | 2–4–1 | Dennis Raetz | 1472 | 1.4 | ||
| 1980 | 6–5 | 4–2 | Dennis Raetz | 1415 | -6.1 | ||
| 1979 | 8–3 | 3–2 | Dick Jamieson | 1414 | -9.4 | ||
| 1978 | 3–8 | 2–3 | Dick Jamieson | 1255 | -20.2 | ||
| 1977 | 3–7 | 2–2 | Tom Harp | 1246 | -15.6 | ||
| 1976 | 3–7 | 1–0 | Tom Harp | 1188 | -15.6 | ||
| 1975 | 5–5 | Tom Harp | 1238 | -0.4 | |||
| 1974 | 2–0 | 1212 | |||||
| 1973 | 1–1 | 1157 | |||||
| 1972 | 1–1 | 1146 | |||||
| 1971 | 0–1 | 1109 | |||||
| 1968 | 1–0 | 1129 | |||||
| 1967 | 1–0 | 1112 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1090 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–1 | 1091 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1 | 1094 |
Officially 413–583–23 since 1896 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 144–276–1 (421 of its 1,019 games are on file). Our file starts in 1925; the program began in 1896. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1927–28, 1930–66, 1969–70, 2020: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.