2023 Indiana State Sycamores football team

American college football season

2023 Indiana State Sycamores football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Curt Mallory (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bath (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Wilson (6th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 2022 2024 →

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 4 South Dakota ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 3 North Dakota State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
No. 19 Youngstown State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 16 North Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northern Iowa	5	–	3	6	–	5
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Missouri State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Murray State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Indiana State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Western Illinois	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of January 19, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led sixth-year head coach Curt Mallory. The Sycamores played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 0–27	4,355
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 7–41	18,759
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	ESPN+	L 7–45	15,054
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 28–30	13,213
October 7	7:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 20–27	3,228
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 7–44	9,135
October 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 South Dakota	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 3–17	4,908
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at No. 15 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 33–36	11,125
November 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Youngstown State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 7–19	4,798
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 27–6	3,151
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 9–38	4,812
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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"2023 Indiana State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
"2023 Football Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

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Venues	Memorial Stadium (1949–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Ball State: Blue Key Victory Bell
Culture & lore	Sycamore Sam "March On! (You Fighting Sycamores)" Pride of Indiana
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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