2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2015 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Sheppard (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Cabral (3rd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 5 Illinois State +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Indiana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
South Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Missouri State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Sanford Sr., the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the MVFC. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:05 pmButler*No. 21
ESPN3W 52–173,941
September 1212:00 pmat Purdue*No. 21
ESPNewsL 14–3841,158
September 193:05 pmSoutheast Missouri State*No. 23
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 29–286,786
October 33:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 21
ESPN3W 56–289,183
October 107:00 pmat No. 8 South Dakota StateNo. 19
ESPN3L 7–249,347
October 173:05 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 21
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 39–367,421
October 241:05 pmNo. 8 North Dakota StateNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
MVC TV/ESPN3L 14–286,524
October 311:00 pmat No. 3 Illinois StateNo. 21
ESPN3L 24–277,498
November 77:00 pmat No. 17 Northern IowaNo. 23
ESPN3L 13–5913,224
November 141:05 pmWestern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3L 30–37 OT4,567
November 211:05 pmYoungstown State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 27–241,121
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1][2][3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS21212322211921182123RV—RV
Coaches202125232421RV2123RVRV——

Game summaries

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 10 7 0 17
#21 Sycamores 24 7 14 7 52
See also: 2015 Butler Bulldogs football team

At Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Sycamores 0 7 7 0 14
Boilermakers 14 10 7 7 38
See also: 2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 0 0 21 28
#23 Sycamores 0 0 21 8 29
See also: 2015 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Sycamores 7 14 14 21 56
Bears 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2015 Missouri State Bears football team

At South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Sycamores 0 0 7 0 7
#8 Jackrabbits 0 14 0 10 24
See also: 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 7 7 7 15 36
#21 Sycamores 7 10 10 12 39
See also: 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Bison 7 7 14 0 28
#18 Sycamores 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team

At Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Sycamores 0 21 3 0 24
#3 Redbirds 2 7 7 11 27
See also: 2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Sycamores 0 0 13 0 13
#17 Panthers 10 28 7 14 59
See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4OT Total
Leathernecks 3 7 14 67 37
Sycamores 13 7 10 00 30
See also: 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 14 7 0 3 24
Sycamores 7 14 0 6 27
See also: 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

References

  1. ^ "Indiana State Sycamores Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  2. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  3. ^ "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 22. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
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