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1964 Indiana State Sycamores football team

The 1964 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. The Sycamores finished the season with an overall record of 6–2 and finished in a five-way tie for the Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) title with a mark of 4–2. This remains conference championship for the Indiana State Sycamores football program. Head coach Bill Jones was in his eighth and final season running the program. He finished his collegiate coaching career with a record of 32–37–1 (.464). He was named Indiana Collegiate Conference (ICC) Coach of the Year three times (1959, 1960, 1963) and was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1981.[1]

1964 Indiana State Sycamores football
ICC co-champion
ConferenceIndiana Collegiate Conference
Record6–2 (4–2 ICC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Indiana State + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Valparaiso + 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ball State + 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Butler + 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Evansville + 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
DePauw 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Junior All-ICC running back Emmitt "Tank" Tyler, led the team in rushing (682 yds) and total offense (682 yds), while Clarence Reedy led the team in passing. The team also featured All-ICC players such as end Willie Smith, tackle Art Fallon and center John Allen and guard Edgar Freese.[2][3] Freese was tapped as an All-American wrestler in 1965.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Eastern Illinois*
W 25–143,436[5][6]
September 26Illinois State*
W 26–7
October 3at Valparaiso 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 35–6
October 10Evansville
  • Reitz Bowl
  • Evansville, IN
L 14–20
October 17at Ball State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN (rivalry)
W 17–010,000[7][8]
October 24Butler
  • Butler Bowl
  • Indianapolis, IN
L 2–7
October 31at DePauw
W 6–0
November 7at Saint Joseph's (IN)
W 35–8
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Jones, William". Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana on November 19, 1964 · Page 62". Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Tribune-Star, Andy AmeyThe. "AMEY TAKES AIM: Emmitt 'Tank' Tyler remembered as a great football player, great mentor". Terre Haute Tribune Star. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame - Indiana State". gosycamores.com. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "State Shows Good Scoring Power". Terre Haute Tribune. September 20, 1964. p. 47. Retrieved May 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Rick Van Sant (October 18, 1964). "Indiana State Stuns Cards, 17-0". The Terre Haute Tribune. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  9. ^ "Indiana State at Terre Haute - Fall Sports Brochure, 1964" (PDF). Indiana State University.
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