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2017 Indiana State

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Indiana State in 2017, game by game: lost vs. Eastern Illinois 20–22; lost at No. 25 Tennessee 7–42; lost at Liberty 41–42; lost at Illinois State 13–24; lost vs. North Dakota State 0–52; lost at South Dakota 6–56; lost vs. Southern Illinois 24–45; lost at Missouri State 20–59; lost vs. Youngstown State 24–66; lost vs. Western Illinois 0–45; lost at Northern Iowa 3–41+7−52Lost 20–22 vs. Eastern Illinois-2Eastern IllinoisLost 7–42 at No. 25 Tennessee-35No. 25 TennesseeLost 41–42 at Liberty-1LibertyLost 13–24 at Illinois State-11Illinois StateLost 0–52 vs. North Dakota State-52North Dakota St…Lost 6–56 at South Dakota-50South DakotaLost 24–45 vs. Southern Illinois-21Southern Illino…Lost 20–59 at Missouri State-39Missouri StateLost 24–66 vs. Youngstown State-42Youngstown StateLost 0–45 vs. Western Illinois-45Western IllinoisLost 3–41 at Northern Iowa-38Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEastern IllinoisL 20–⁠2251%
Sep 9at25TennesseeL 7–⁠429%
Sep 16atLibertyL 41–⁠4225%
Sep 30atIllinois StateL 13–⁠2419%
Oct 7vsNorth Dakota StateL 0–⁠5218%
Oct 14atSouth DakotaL 6–⁠5618%
Oct 21vsSouthern IllinoisL 24–⁠4542%
Oct 28atMissouri StateL 20–⁠5944%
Nov 4vsYoungstown StateL 24–⁠6628%
Nov 11vsWestern IllinoisL 0–⁠4520%
Nov 18atNorthern IowaL 3–⁠4110%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 41–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 60 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 10th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠494
Coach
—
Elo
1123 −151 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.4 No. 86 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 197
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Hecklinski
Defensive coordinator
Brad Wilson
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsCade Sparks QB70 yds
Passing touchdownsCade Sparks QB1 TD
Rushing yardsLemonte Booker RB76 yds
Receiving yardsJacquet McClendon TE63 yds
Receiving touchdownsJacquet McClendon TE1 TD
TacklesJonas Griffith LB9 tkl
InterceptionsRondell Green CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Mekhi Ware CB★★★No. 1661
Titus McCoy ATH★★No. 2786
Trashawn Britt OT★★No. 3176
Tynan Williams TE★★No. 4216
Aaron Haynes RB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.730
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive backs13.00.819
Athletes and specialists12.00.778
Whole class42.30.773

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠1
South Dakota State7–⁠211–⁠3
Northern Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠4
South Dakota4–⁠48–⁠5
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.