2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team

The 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Curt Mallory.^[1] Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium located in Terre Haute, Indiana.

2024 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Curt Mallory (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bath (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Wilson (7th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					14	–	2
No. 3 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 4 South Dakota +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 11 Illinois State ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
Missouri State *		6	–	2					8	–	4
Youngstown State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Indiana State		3	–	5					4	–	8
North Dakota		2	–	6					5	–	7
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	8
Northern Iowa		1	–	7					3	–	9
Murray State		0	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue*	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	Big Ten Network	L 0–49	59,488
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois*	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+	L 20–27	7,222
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Dayton*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 24–13	3,614
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Houston Christian*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 24–27	3,466
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 14–21	8,202
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 31-27	3,056
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 21–46	11,280
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 20–17	4,266
November 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 35–31	3,013
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at No. 5 South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 0–49	5,515
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Illinois State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 19–31	3,188
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 34–41	8,398
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Purdue (FBS)

See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Purdue –35.5	52.5

Game One – Indiana State Sycamores (0-0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Boilermakers (FBS)	7	14	14	14	49

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 12:01 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,488
• Referee: Gregory Blum
• TV announcers (BTN): Pat Boylan (play-by-play), J Lehman (analyst), Jordan Robinson (sideline reporter)
• Recap, ESPN, PurdueSports.com

Game information

First quarter 9:07 PUR – Max Klare 9-yard pass from Hudson Card (Spencer Porath kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:41; Purdue 7–0) Second quarter 13:21 PUR – Jaron Tibbs 8-yard pass from Hudson Card (Spencer Porath kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:05; Purdue 14–0) 10:29 PUR – De'Nylon Morrissette 8-yard pass from Hudson Card (Spencer Porath kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:13; Purdue 21–0) Third quarter 10:43 PUR – Reggie Love III 6-yard run (Spencer Porath kick), (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:11; Purdue 28–0) 6:10 PUR – Leland Smith 31-yard pass from Hudson Card (Spencer Porath kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:34; Purdue 35–0) Fourth quarter 11:13 PUR – Elijah Jackson 69-yard run (Spencer Porath kick), (Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:20; Purdue 42–0) 1:56 PUR – Jaheim Merriweather 4-yard run (Spencer Porath kick), (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:48; Purdue 49–0)

Statistics	INST	PUR
First downs	11	27
Total yards	53–154	66–583
Rushing yards	43–104	31–248
Passing yards	50	335
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	5–10–0	30–35–0
Time of possession	30:29	29:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Elijah Owens	5/10, 50 yards
	Rushing	Elijah Owens	9 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Rashad Rochelle	3 receptions, 26 yards
Purdue	Passing	Hudson Card	24/25, 273 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	11 carries, 89 yards
	Receiving	Max Klare	5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

at Eastern Illinois

See also: 2024 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Game Two – Indiana State Sycamores (0–1) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	13	0	7	20
Panthers	7	10	10	0	27

at O'Brien Field, Charleston, IL

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 PM
• Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 7,222
• Referee: Gabriel Tomlin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	INST	EIU
First downs	20	16
Total yards	334	354
Rushing yards	74	86
Passing yards	260	268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–37–3	19–32–1
Time of possession	31:15	28:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Elijah Owens	30/37, 260 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Owens	12 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Rashad Rochelle	4 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD
Eastern Illinois	Passing	Pierce Holley	19/32, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	MJ Flowers	24 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Terrance Gipson	6 receptions, 100 yards

Dayton

See also: 2024 Dayton Flyers football team

Game Three – Dayton Flyers (1–0) at Indiana State Sycamores (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DAY	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dayton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston Christian

See also: 2024 Houston Christian Huskies football team

Game Four – Houston Christian Huskies (1–3) at Indiana State Sycamores (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HCU	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Youngstown State

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Game Five – Indiana State Sycamores (1–3) at Youngstown State Penguins (1–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	INST	YSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Murray State

See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team

Game Six – Murray State Racers (1–4) at Indiana State Sycamores (1–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MURR	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team

Game Seven – Indiana State Sycamores (2–4) at Missouri State Bears (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	INST	MOST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southern Illinois

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Game Eight – Southern Illinois Salukis (2–5) vs Indiana State Sycamores (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SIU	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 15 North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Game Nine – No. 15 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5–3) vs Indiana State Sycamores (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

• Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UND	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 5 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Game Ten – Indiana State Sycamores (4–5) vs No. 5 South Dakota Coyotes (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
No. 5 Coyotes	7	14	14	14	49

at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 5,515
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	INST	SDAK
First downs	5	21
Total yards	129	622
Rushing yards	-3	317
Passing yards	132	305
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-23-0	15-21-0
Time of possession	27:15	32:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Elijah Owens	11-21, 131 yards
	Rushing	Shen Butler-Lawson	10 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Zavion Taylor	4 receptions, 66 yards
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	14-20, 238 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Charles Pierre Jr.	11 carries, 165 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Quaron Adams	2 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD

No. 17 Illinois State

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Game Eleven – No. 17 Illinois State Redbirds (7–3) vs Indiana State Sycamores (4–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ILST	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Iowa

See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Game Twelve – Indiana State Sycamores (4–7) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–9) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	INST	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving