American college football season
The 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 5–6, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 3:05 pm | Butler* | No. 21 | | ESPN3 | W 52–17 | 3,941 |
September 12 | 12:00 pm | at Purdue* | No. 21 | | ESPNews | L 14–38 | 41,158 |
September 19 | 3:05 pm | Southeast Missouri State* | No. 23 | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| ESPN3 | W 29–28 | 6,786 |
October 3 | 3:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 21 | | ESPN3 | W 56–28 | 9,183 |
October 10 | 7:00 pm | at No. 8 South Dakota State | No. 19 | | ESPN3 | L 7–24 | 9,347 |
October 17 | 3:05 pm | Southern Illinois | No. 21 | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| ESPN3 | W 39–36 | 7,421 |
October 24 | 1:05 pm | No. 8 North Dakota State | No. 18 | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| MVC TV/ESPN3 | L 14–28 | 6,524 |
October 31 | 1:00 pm | at No. 3 Illinois State | No. 21 | | ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 7,498 |
November 7 | 7:00 pm | at No. 17 Northern Iowa | No. 23 | | ESPN3 | L 13–59 | 13,224 |
November 14 | 1:05 pm | Western Illinois | | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| ESPN3 | L 30–37 OT | 4,567 |
November 21 | 1:05 pm | Youngstown State | | - Memorial Stadium
- Terre Haute, IN
| ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 1,121 |
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Game summaries
Butler
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
#21 Sycamores
|
24
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
52 |
At Purdue
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#21 Sycamores
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
Boilermakers
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
Southeast Missouri State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Redhawks
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
21 |
28 |
#23 Sycamores
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
8 |
29 |
At Missouri State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#21 Sycamores
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
21 |
56 |
Bears
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
At South Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Sycamores
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
#8 Jackrabbits
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
10 |
24 |
Southern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
15 |
36 |
#21 Sycamores
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
12 |
39 |
North Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#8 Bison
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
#18 Sycamores
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
At Illinois State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#21 Sycamores
|
0
|
21
|
3
|
0 |
24 |
#3 Redbirds
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
11 |
27 |
At Northern Iowa
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#23 Sycamores
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
0 |
13 |
#17 Panthers
|
10
|
28
|
7
|
14 |
59 |
Western Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Leathernecks
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
6 | 7 |
37 |
Sycamores
|
13
|
7
|
10
|
0 | 0 |
30 |
Youngstown State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Penguins
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
24 |
Sycamores
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
6 |
27 |
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 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | RV | — | RV | |
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Coaches | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | RV | 21 | 23 | RV | RV | — | — | |
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