American college football season
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.
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:00 pm | Butler* | | | ESPN3 | W 41–25 | 5,625 |
September 10 | 12:00 pm | at Minnesota* | | | ESPNews | L 28–58 | 41,026 |
September 17 | 7:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State* | | | OVCDN | W 27–24 | 7,637 |
September 24 | 3:00 pm | No. 9 Illinois State | | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 6,561 |
October 1 | 3:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 24 | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| ESPN3 | L 24–45 | 6,871 |
October 8 | 4:00 pm | at No. 13 Western Illinois | | | ESPN3 | L 35–36 | 5,487 |
October 15 | 3:00 pm | South Dakota | | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| ESPN3 | L 30–33 2OT | 3,297 |
October 22 | 3:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | | | ESPN3 | W 22–14 | 9,603 |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | at Youngstown State | | | ESPN3 | L 10–13 | 15,082 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | Northern Iowa | | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| ESPN3 | L 6–39 | 3,409 |
November 12 | 3:30 pm | at No. 4 North Dakota State | | | ESPN3 | L 17–41 | 18,276 |
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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 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Coyotes | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
Sycamores | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 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 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | — | RV | 24 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | — | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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References
- ^ "Mike Sanford resigns as Indiana State Head Football Coach".
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