2023 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2023 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Curt Mallory (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bath (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Wilson (6th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 4 South Dakota ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 3 North Dakota State ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
No. 19 Youngstown State ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 16 North Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northern Iowa		5	–	3					6	–	5
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Missouri State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Indiana State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Western Illinois		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of May 1, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led sixth-year head coach Curt Mallory. The Sycamores played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 0–27	4,355
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 7–41	18,759
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	ESPN+	L 7–45	15,054
September 30	7:00 p.m.	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ESPN+	L 28–30	13,213
October 7	7:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 20–27	3,228
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 7–44	9,135
October 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 South Dakota	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 3–17	4,908
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at No. 15 North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 33–36 OT	11,125
November 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Youngstown State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 7–19	4,798
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Western Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 27–6	3,151
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 9–38
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time