2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team

American college football season

2021 Indiana State Sycamores football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Curt Mallory (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Michael Switzer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Wilson (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 14 Missouri State ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 18 South Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 4 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^	4	–	4	6	–	6
Indiana State	3	–	5	5	–	6
North Dakota	3	–	5	5	–	6
Western Illinois	2	–	6	2	–	9
Illinois State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Youngstown State	2	–	6	3	–	7

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

The 2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led fourth-year head coach Curt Mallory. The Sycamores played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 26–21	5,540
September 11	12:00 p.m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	BTN	L 6–24	26,181
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	W 23–21	4,550
September 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 2 South Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 0–44	6,652
October 2	3:00 p.m.	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD		L 10–38	6,267
October 9	1:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 37–27	3,943
October 16	3:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 7–37	14,336
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 28–17	5,479
October 30	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 2–44	14,383
November 13	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Southern Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 21-47	3,265
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee	W 15-10	2,890
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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^ "Indiana State Sycamores News, Scores, Status, Schedule - College Football". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

v t e 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
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