2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2018 Indiana State Sycamores football
2018 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. 25
Record	7–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Curt Mallory (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Hecklinski (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Wilson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Curt Mallory, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MVFC. Despite being ranked in the top 25 at the end of the regular season, Indiana State did not receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

FCS CoachesNo. 25

Record7–4 (5–3 MVFC)

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2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 3 South Dakota State ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^	5	–	3	7	–	6
Indiana State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Western Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	6
Illinois State	3	–	5	6	–	5
Youngstown State	3	–	5	4	–	7
South Dakota	3	–	5	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Southern Illinois	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Quincy*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 49–0	6,243
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville*	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCN Extra	L 7–31	44,520
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois*	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+	W 55–41	6,420
September 27	7:00 p.m.	No. 23 Northern Iowa	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 0–33	5,487
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at No. 3 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 51–54 ^OT	10,318
October 13	2:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 26–29	6,721
October 20	3:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 24–21	6,435
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 43–17	10,870
November 3	1:00 p.m.	South Dakota	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 51–48 ^3OT	5,816
November 10	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 Illinois State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 28–23	4,016
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	W 15–13	1,813
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	14	7	14	14	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	7	0	0	0	7
Cardinals	7	0	7	17	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	17	14	14	10	55
Panthers	20	0	7	14	41

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Panthers	3	6	14	10	33
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	10	7	7	24	48
No. 3 Jackrabbits	7	14	21	6	48

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Coyotes	7	7	7	10	7	7	3	48
Sycamores	14	7	0	10	7	7	6	51