2024 Indiana State
4–8 (3–5 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dayton 24–13Sep 14
By 11 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat North Dakota 35–31Nov 2
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Purdue | L 0–49 | 11% |
| Sep 7 | at Eastern Illinois | L 20–27 | 27% |
| Sep 14 | vs Dayton | W 24–13 | 40% |
| Sep 28 | vs Houston Christian | L 24–27 | 50% |
| Oct 5 | at Youngstown State | L 14–21 | 24% |
| Oct 12 | vs Murray State | W 31–27 | 57% |
| Oct 19 | at Missouri State | L 21–46 | 17% |
| Oct 26 | vs Southern Illinois | W 20–17 | 42% |
| Nov 2 | vs North Dakota | W 35–31 | 29% |
| Nov 9 | at South Dakota | L 0–49 | 14% |
| Nov 16 | vs Illinois State | L 19–31 | 31% |
| Nov 23 | at Northern Iowa | L 34–41 | 36% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 41–34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 60 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 242–379
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1172 −4 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −35.2 No. 90 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Bath
- Defensive coordinator
- Brad Wilson
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Preston Wolfe ATH | ★★★ | No. 2232 |
| Hank Fuchs OL | ★★ | No. 3414 |
| Michael Phillips DL | ||
| Zachary Wurm OL |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.760 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.830 |
| Whole class | 2 | 2.5 | 0.795 |
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.
Transfers in 4
The 2024 portal C.J. Davis CB | ★★★ | from  Marshall |
 Cael Vanderbush TE | ★★★ | from  Iowa |
 Logan Wilson DL | ★★★ | from  Western Michigan |
 Rashad Rochelle WR | ★★★ | from  Rutgers |
Transfers out 5
 Antoineo Harris Jr. DE | ★★★ | to  New Mexico |
| Keagen Trost OT | ★★★ | to  Wake Forest |
| Johnathan Edwards CB | ★★ | to  Tulane |
| Grady Stanley LB | to Taylor | |
| Jayden Perry LS | to  Cincinnati |
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 North Dakota State | 7–1 | 14–2 | |
 South Dakota State | 7–1 | 12–3 | |
| South Dakota | 7–1 | 11–3–1 | |
| Illinois State | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
| Missouri State | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Youngstown State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Indiana State | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| North Dakota | 2–6 | 5–7 | |
| Southern Illinois | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
| Northern Iowa | 1–7 | 3–9 | |
| Murray State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.