1981 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Drake + 5 –1 –010 –1 –0
Tulsa + 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
Southern Illinois 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
West Texas State 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
Wichita State 3 –3 –14 –6 –1
Indiana State 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
New Mexico State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Dennis Raetz, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (2–4–1 in the MVC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Northeast Louisiana*
L 8–38[2]
September 12at Drake
L 14–1712,230[3]
September 19at New Mexico State
W 41–619,380[4]
September 26Wichita State
T 14–1412,283[5]
October 10Ball State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 31–7[6]
October 17Tulsa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 19–205,293[7]
October 24Illinois State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 34–14[8]
November 1Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 3–178,432[9]
November 7at West Texas State
L 14–17[10]
November 14at Eastern Illinois*
W 27–14[11]
November 21at Marshall*
W 42–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1981 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Northeast Louisiana smashes ISU, 38–8". The Indianapolis Star. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mike-Mayer kick lifts Drake, 17–14". The Des Moines Register. September 13, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Timber! Sycs fall on Aggies 41–6". The El Paso Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sycamores, Wichita St. tie". The Indianapolis Star. September 27, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Sycamores rip Ball State, 31–7". Palladium-Item. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tulsa defeats Indiana State, 20–19". The Muncie Star. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Sycamores shellack Redbirds". The Sunday Courier and Press. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "SIU–C downs Indiana State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "West Texas State edges ISU, 17–14". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Panthers lose 27–14". Journal Gazette. November 16, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Indiana State rips Marshall to finish even". The South Bend Tribune. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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