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1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1987 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 0 0 10 4 0
Western Illinois 5 1 0 7 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 3 0 5 6 0
SW Missouri State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Salem*W 55–0
September 12Boston University*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 0–34
September 19at Western IllinoisL 12–42
September 26Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 14–388,457
October 3at Southwest Missouri StateL 0–42
October 10at Georgia Tech*L 0–3830,039[1]
October 17at Eastern IllinoisL 14–20
October 24at Illinois StateW 10–3
October 31Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 24–1510,531
November 7vs. Cincinnati*W 40–165,424
November 21vs. Ball State*
W 24–23
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Georgia Tech rolls to win". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Game By Game Results". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "1988 Indiana State Football Media Guide" (PDF).