1979 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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1979 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Jamieson
Defensive coordinatorDennis Raetz (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Drake 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Tulsa 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title

The 1979 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Dick Jamieson, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the MVC. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium.

The roster included such standout performers as: quarterback Reggie Allen, the 1979 MVC Offensive MVP; defensive end Gerry Glusic, the 1979 MVC Defensive MVP; defensive back Alvin Reynolds; linebacker Craig Shaffer, the 1981 MVC Defensive MVP; and offensive lineman Tunch Ilkin.[1] Allen and Ilkin went on to careers in the National Football League (NFL), Reynolds as an assistant coach and Ilkin as a Pro Bowl-lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Shaffer spent three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals[2] Glusic was named to the AP All-American Team.[3] Six Sycamores would be named to the All-MVC Team: Allen, wide receivers Kirk Wilson and Eddie Ruffin, lineman George DeTella, Glusic, and defensive back John Allman. Allen, Glusic and Ilkin have been inducted into the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame.[4]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17:30 p.m.Drake
W 19-125,500
September 88:30 p.m.at Wichita State
W 28–920,876[5]
September 158:30 p.m.at Western Illinois*
W 17–147,549
September 229:30 p.m.at New Mexico State
W 40–2318,175
September 297:30 p.m.at Akron*
W 28–2711,684
October 67:30 p.m.Ball State*
W 18–1311,278
October 138:30 p.m.at West Texas State
L 17–3315,766[6]
October 201:30 p.m.Louisville*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 10–3416,279
October 271:30 p.m.Illinois State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 23–2114,117[7]
November 32:30 p.m.at Southern Illinois
L 38–419,100
November 101:30 p.m.Northeast Louisiana*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 38–215,500[8]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tunch Ilkin Stats".
  2. ^ "Craig Shaffer Stats".
  3. ^ 1979 College Football All-America Team
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame".
  5. ^ "ISU shakes Shockers 28–9, to lead MVC". The Indianapolis Star. September 9, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sycamores lose 33–17 decision". The Indianapolis Star. October 14, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Interceptions fatal for Illinois State Redbirds". The Rock Island Argus. Associated Press. October 28, 1979. p. 29. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indiana State 38–21 winner". The Indianapolis Star. November 11, 1979. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1979 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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