1983 Indiana State Sycamores football team

American college football season

1983 Indiana State Sycamores football

NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 7–23 vs. Southern Illinois

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 9–4 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach|

* Dennis Raetz (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Pete Hoener (4th season)
Defensive coordinator| Tim McGuire (1st season)
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1984 ->

1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Tulsa $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 13  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
New Mexico State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Illinois State | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Wichita State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Drake | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
West Texas State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
* The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Sycamores were led by fourth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. Indiana State finished the season 8–3 overall and 3–2 in MVC play to tie for third place. They were invited to the NCAA I-AA playoffs, where they defeated Eastern Illinois (16–13 in double overtime) in the first round before losing (23–7) in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Southern Illinois.

The roster included such standout performers as cornerback Wayne Davis and free safety Vencie Glenn, who went on to long successful NFL careers. Mike Simmonds,[1] Jeff Miller was selected Honorable Mention All-American, future college head coach Trent Miles was a wide receiver.

## Schedule

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September 3| 12:00 p.m.| No. 13 Northeast Louisiana*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| W 10–9| 8,131| [2]
September 10| | Northern Iowa*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| W 26–0| 8,914|
September 17| | at No. 15 (I-A) Florida*| |

* Florida Field
* Gainesville, FL

| L 13–17| 68,191| [3]
September 24| | Central Missouri State*| No. 10|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| W 33–7| 11,482|
October 1| | Illinois State| No. 7|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| L 20–37| 14,503|
October 8| 3:00 p.m.| at Ball State*| No. 18|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)

| W 35–14| 9,219|
October 15| | Wichita State| No. 16|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| W 24–22| 8,782| [4]
October 22| | No. 2 Southern Illinois| No. 14|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| L 21–34| 14,111|
October 29| | No. 7 Eastern Illinois*| No. 20|

* O’Brien Stadium
* Charleston, IL

| W 17–13| 3,300|
November 5| | West Texas State| No. 15|

* Kimbrough Stadium
* Canyon, IN

| W 31–20| 2,516|
November 12| | at Drake| No. 9|

* Drake Stadium
* Des Moines, IN

| W 38–0| 900|
November 26| | No. 6 Eastern Illinois*| No. 5|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| W 16–13 2OT| 6,222|
December 3| | at No. 1 Southern Illinois*| No. 5|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)

| L 7–23| 8,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "Mike Simmonds Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. ^ "ISU nips NE Louisiana, 10–9". The Indianapolis Star. September 4, 1983. p. 3D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Sycamore upset bid just misses". The Indianapolis Star. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Sycamores edge Shockers". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Indiana State Sycamores football

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

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1983 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Colgate
* Boston U
* Eastern Illinois
* Eastern Kentucky
* Furman
* Holy Cross
* Idaho State
* Indiana State
* Nevada
* North Texas State
* Southern Illinois
* Western Carolina

Champion – Southern Illinois Salukis
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