1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team
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| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in MVC play to finish in third place.
The roster included such standout performers as: Quarterback Reggie Allen, the 1979 MVC Offensive MVP; Safety John Allman; and Craig Shaffer the 1981 MVC Defensive MVP. Allman was the first Sycamore to be named to consecutive "all-conference" honors. Shaffer spent three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals[1]
Allman would be named ‘All-Conference’ for the third consecutive season, finish his career second in career tackles, (12th today), third in career interceptions (fourth today) and sign a free agent deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Four Sycamores led the Missouri Valley Conference in different statistical categories: Kirk Wilson in Receive Yards per Reception, Joe Stellern in Field Goals Made, Lester Byrd in Kickoff Return Yardage/Return and John Allman in Interception Return Yardage.
Six Sycamores would be named to 'All-Conference' teams: Hubert Moore, TE; Eddie Ruffin, WR; Mark Gradkowski, OG; John Gaunt, DT; Craig Shaffer, LB and John Allman, DB[2]
Schedule
September 61:30 pm (CDT)at Drake
W 13-10 9,450 September 207:30 pm (EST)Eastern Illinois*
W 14-0 15,368 September 277:30 pm (EST)Akron*
W 27-9 10,486 October 41:30 pm (CDT)at Wichita City
L 20–46 19,003
October 111:30 pm (CDT)Southern Illinois*
W 19–618,293 October 181:30 pm (EST)at Louisville*
L 17–27 24,695 October 251:30 pm (CST)Illinois State*
L 0–9 10,017 November 11:30 pm (EST)West Texas A&M
W 37–18 8,468 November 81:30 pm (CST)at Tulsa
L 7–30 17,647 November 151:30 pm (EST)New Mexico State
W 33–28 5,010 November 221:30 PM (EST)at Ball State*
L 21–28 7,023
- Source: [1]
References
- ^ "Craig Shaffer Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "1980 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.