1975 Indiana State Sycamores football team

American college football season

1975 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Tom Harp (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Northern Michigan ^		–		13	–	1	–	0
American International		–		8	–	1	–	0
Lehigh ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Delaware		–		8	–	3	–	0
Portland State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Akron		–		7	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State		–		7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		7	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Youngstown State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga		–		5	–	5	–	1
Bucknell		–		5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Lafayette		–		5	–	5	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central Connecticut		–		4	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)		–		4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan		–		4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois		–		3	–	5	–	2
Northeastern		–		3	–	6	–	0
Western Carolina		–		3	–	7	–	0
Nevada		–		3	–	8	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha		–		2	–	9	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		–		0	–	11	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as an independent during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Tom Harp and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 5–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–30	7,221
September 20	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 23–21	10,320
October 4	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 16–20	18,224
October 11	Northern Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 21–10	9,672
October 18	Dayton	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 56–14	3,000–4,000
October 25	Illinois State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 42–13	16,684
November 1	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, Ohio	L 11–14	6,586
November 8	Nebraska–Omaha	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 26–9	6,351	^[1]
November 15	Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–62	21,500
November 22	Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–46	17,726	^[2]
Homecoming

^ "Allen sparks Sycamore win". Evansville Courier & Press. November 9, 1975. p. 4C. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Quinn, Gene (November 23, 1975). "Hens Win 46-7 in Grid Finale". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^ "1976 Indiana State Football Media Guide" (PDF).

v t e Indiana State Sycamores football
Venues	Memorial Stadium (1949–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Ball State: Blue Key Victory Bell
Culture & lore	Sycamore Sam "March On! (You Fighting Sycamores)" Pride of Indiana
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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