2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Indiana State Sycamores
Sport:	football
Conference:	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Short Conf:	MVFC
Record:	4–8
Conf Record:	3–5
Head Coach:	Curt Mallory
Hc Year:	7th
Off Coach:	Mike Bath
Oc Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	Brad Wilson
Dc Year:	7th
Stadium:	Memorial Stadium

The 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Curt Mallory.^[1] Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium located in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Purdue (FBS)

See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team.

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Purdue –35.5	52.5

Statistics	INST	PUR
First downs	11	27
Total yards	53–154	66–583
Rushing yards	43–104	31–248
Passing yards	50	335
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	5–10–0	30–35–0
Time of possession	30:29	29:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Elijah Owens	5/10, 50 yards
Rushing	Elijah Owens	9 carries, 47 yards
Receiving	Rashad Rochelle	3 receptions, 26 yards
Purdue	Passing		24/25, 273 yards, 4 TD
Rushing		11 carries, 89 yards
Receiving		5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

at Eastern Illinois

See also: 2024 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team.

Statistics	INST	EIU
First downs	20	16
Total yards	334	354
Rushing yards	74	86
Passing yards	260	268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–37–3	19–32–1
Time of possession	31:15	28:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Elijah Owens	30/37, 260 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing	Elijah Owens	12 carries, 44 yards
Receiving	Rashad Rochelle	4 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD
Eastern Illinois	Passing	Pierce Holley	19/32, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	MJ Flowers	24 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Terrance Gipson	6 receptions, 100 yards

Dayton

See also: 2024 Dayton Flyers football team.

Statistics	DAY	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dayton	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Houston Christian

See also: 2024 Houston Christian Huskies football team.

Statistics	HCU	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Youngstown State

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team.

Statistics	INST	YSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Youngstown State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Murray State

See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team.

Statistics	MURR	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team.

Statistics	INST	MOST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southern Illinois

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.

Statistics	SIU	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 15 North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team.

Statistics	UND	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 5 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

Statistics	INST	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 17 Illinois State

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team.

Statistics	ILST	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Northern Iowa

See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.

Statistics	INST	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. News: Like Father, Like Son: How Indiana State Coach Curt Mallory Embraces Bill Mallory's Values . 2024-01-30 . Sports Illustrated Indiana Hoosiers News, Analysis and More . en.
2. Web site: 2024-01-22 . Schedule Update announced for the start of the 2024 season . 2024-01-28 . Indiana State University Athletics . en.
3. Web site: 2024 Indiana State Football Schedule . 2024-01-30 . FBSchedules.com . en-US.