1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1980 Indiana State Sycamores football
Indiana State Sycamores wordmark.svg
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1980 record6–5 (4–2 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Hoener (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 20,500)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
Illinois State   –   4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Illinois State was admitted to the MVC in June, 1980; ineligible for championship

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 , 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[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 61:30 pm (CDT)at Drake
W 13–109,450
September 207:30 pm (EST)Eastern Illinois*
W 14–015,368
September 277:30 pm (EST)Akron*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 27–910,486
October 41:30 pm (CDT)at Wichita State
L 20–4619,003[3]
October 111:30 pm (CDT)Southern Illinois*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 19–618,293
October 181:30 pm (EST)at Louisville*
L 17–2724,695
October 251:30 pm (CST)Illinois State*
L 0–910,017[4]
November 11:30 pm (EST)West Texas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 37–188,468
November 81:30 pm (CST)at Tulsa
L 7–3017,647
November 151:30 pm (EST)New Mexico State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 33–285,010
November 221:30 pm (EST)at Ball State*
L 21–287,023

[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Craig Shaffer Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  2. ^ "1980 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  3. ^ "Shockers slam Indiana State 46–30". The Wichita Eagle. October 5, 1980. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Illinois State upsets Indiana State, 9-0". Kokomo Tribune. Associated Press. October 26, 1980. p. 27. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1980 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule and Results".
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