2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team
The 2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Sanford and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They were invited to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the first round before losing in the second round to Chattanooga.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
12:00 PM |
at Indiana* |
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Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
ESPNews |
L 10–28 |
38,006 |
September 6 |
3:00 PM |
Tennessee Tech* |
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Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
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W 49–14 |
5,113 |
September 13 |
3:00 PM |
at Ball State* |
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Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) |
ESPN3 |
W 27–20 |
15,860 |
September 27 |
3:00 PM |
No. 22 Liberty* |
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Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
ESPN3 |
W 38–19 |
5,633 |
October 4 |
3:00 PM |
No. 10 Northern Iowa |
No. 25 |
Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
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W 20–19 |
4,291 |
October 11 |
3:00 PM |
No. 15 Illinois State |
No. 20 |
Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (Rivalry) |
ESPN3 |
L 18–20 |
7,534 |
October 18 |
3:30 PM |
at No. 1 North Dakota State |
No. 22 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
ESPN3 |
L 17–34 |
18,477 |
October 25 |
7:00 PM |
at No. 20 Southern Illinois |
No. 22 |
Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL (Rivalry) |
ESPN3 |
W 41–26 |
10,255 |
November 1 |
1:00 PM |
Missouri State |
No. 19 |
Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
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W 20–18 |
4,799 |
November 8 |
1:00 PM |
No. 22 South Dakota State |
No. 17 |
Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN |
|
L 17–32 |
4,905 |
November 15 |
2:00 PM |
at No. 15 Youngstown State |
No. 23 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
ESPN3 |
W 27–24 OT |
9,642 |
November 22 |
2:00 PM |
at Western Illinois |
No. 18 |
Hanson Field • Macomb, IL |
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L 20–34 |
1,783 |
November 29 |
1:00 p.m. |
at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky* |
No. 25 |
Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 36–16 |
1,941 |
December 6 |
1:00 p.m. |
at No. 8 Chattanooga* |
No. 25 |
Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 14–35 |
8,419 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Final |
Sports Network |
RV |
RV |
NR |
RV |
RV |
25 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
19 |
17 |
23 |
18 |
25 |
19 |
Coaches |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
RV |
RV |
22 |
23 |
24 |
21 |
19 |
25 |
18 |
21 |
18 |
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