2013 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2013 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–11 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach	Mike Sanford (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Shepperd (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Cabral (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 13 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 18 Youngstown State		5	–	3					8	–	4
Southern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	5
Missouri State		5	–	3					5	–	7
Illinois State		4	–	4					5	–	6
South Dakota		3	–	5					4	–	8
Northern Iowa		3	–	5					7	–	5
Western Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Mike Sanford and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 1–11, 0–8 in MVFC play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 35–73	40,278
September 7	12:00 pm	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 14–20	50,165
September 14	3:00 pm	Quincy*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		W 70–7	7,002
September 28	8:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		L 37–38	8,970
October 5	3:00 pm	Youngstown State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	WBCB	L 24–35	8,000
October 12	2;00 PM	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD		L 14–17	6,710
October 19	2:00 pm	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	L 14–55	8,262
October 26	3:00 pm	No. 1 North Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 10–56	5,009
November 2	2:00 pm	at Missouri State	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		L 7–49	6,648
November 9	3:00 pm	at No. 19 South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD		L 0–29	5,317
November 16	2:00 pm	Western Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 14–21	4,109
November 23	2:00 pm	Southern Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN		L 9–31	2,988
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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