The 1951 Indiana State Sycamores football team was an American football team that represented Indiana State Teachers College—now known as Indiana State University—as a member of the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Mark Dean, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 0–6–1 with a mark of 0–3–1 in conference play, placing fifth in the ICC.[1][2]
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Conference | Indiana Collegiate Conference |
Record | 0–6–1 (0–3–1 ICC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's (IN) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Illinois State Normal* |
| L 7–27 | [3][4] | |
September 29 | at Valparaiso |
| L 7–46 | [5] | ||
October 13 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | L 0–13 | [6][7] | |||
October 20 | at Ball State |
| T 0–0 | 7,000 | [8][9] | |
October 26 | at Heidelberg* | Tiffin, OH | L 0–40 | [10] | ||
November 3 | DePauw* |
| L 13–14 | [11][12] | ||
November 17 | Butler |
| L 7–14 | [13][14] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Indiana College Football Records". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. November 19, 1951. p. 14. Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Indiana State 2021 Football Record Book" (PDF). Terre Haute, Indiana: Indiana State University. 2021. p. 30. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Titans, Normal Open Local College Season Today, Tonight". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. September 22, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Young, Fred (September 23, 1951). "Normal Races to 27-7 Win in Opener". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 11. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Valpo Crushes Indiana State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. September 30, 1951. p. 51. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Kintz, Bob (October 14, 1951). "St. Joe Eleven Defeats State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Kintz, Bob (October 14, 1951). "St. Joe Eleven Defeats State (continued)". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 48. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Barnet, Bob (October 21, 1951). "Cards, Sycamores In Scoreless Battle". The Muncie Star. Muncie, Indiana. p. 25. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Barnet, Bob (October 21, 1951). "7,000 Watch (continued)". The Muncie Star. Muncie, Indiana. p. 26. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Heidelberg Wins Over Sycamores". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. October 27, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Nesbit, Bob (November 4, 1951). "DePauw Survives With Late Drive". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Nesbit, Bob (November 4, 1951). "DePauw Survives With Late Drive (continued)". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 50. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Kintz, Bob (November 18, 1951). "Butler Upsets Indiana State". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 47. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Kintz, Bob (November 18, 1951). "Butler Upsets Indiana State (continued)". The Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. p. 48. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .