1989 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1989 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 1 0 10 3 0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 2 0 9 4 0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 2 0 8 3 0
Illinois State 4 2 0 5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Western Illinois 1 5 0 4 7 0
Southern Illinois 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Central Missouri State*W 21–155,328[1]
September 9at Southwest Missouri StateL 10–31[2]
September 16Austin Peay*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 42–15[3]
September 23at Eastern IllinoisL 7–21[4]
September 30at Minnesota*L 14–3434,280[5]
October 7Youngstown State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 19–20[6]
October 14Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 21–248,129[7]
October 21at Illinois StateL 13–159,275[8]
October 26vs. Ball State*L 27–346,249[9]
November 4Southern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 35–242,346[10]
November 11at Western IllinoisW 13–77,631[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Indiana State slides past C. Missouri St". The Indianapolis Star. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southwest Missouri blasts Indiana State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 10, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Indiana St. rolls to 2–1". Southern Illinoisan. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern Illinois tops ISU in Gateway action". The Sun-Commercial. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Thompson wears out Sycamores". St. Cloud Times. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fozkos' late field goal lifts Youngstown State past ISU". Evansville Courier. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Panthers follow 'little munchkin,' who kicks Sycamores". The Des Moines Register. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ISU drops conference contest". The Kokomo Tribune. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "BSU prevails in Dome dual". The Muncie Evening Press. October 27, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Weaner, Phil (November 5, 1989). "Salukis sink in fourth quarter again". Southern Illinoisan. p. D29. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jochem's touchdown run sparks Indiana State". The Sunday Courier. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.