2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2024 Indiana State Sycamores football
2024 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Curt Mallory (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Bath (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad Wilson (7th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

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. Led by seventh-year head coach Curt Mallory, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the MVFC.^[1] Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^	7	–	1	14	–	2
No. 3 South Dakota State +^	7	–	1	12	–	3
No. 4 South Dakota +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
Missouri State *	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Illinois State ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Youngstown State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Indiana State	3	–	5	4	–	8
North Dakota	2	–	6	5	–	7
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	8
Northern Iowa	1	–	7	3	–	9
Murray State	0	–	8	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue*	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	Big Ten Network	L 0–49	59,488
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois*	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+	L 20–27	7,222
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Dayton*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 24–13	3,614
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Houston Christian*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 24–27	3,466
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 14–21	8,202
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 31-27	3,056
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 21–46	11,280
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 20–17	4,266
November 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 35–31	3,013
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at No. 5 South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 0–49	5,515
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Illinois State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 19–31	3,188
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 34–41	8,398
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Purdue

Game One – Indiana State Sycamores (0-0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Boilermakers	7	14	14	14	49

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: August 31
Game time: 12:01 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 59,488
Referee: Gregory Blum
TV announcers (BTN): Pat Boylan (play-by-play), J Lehman (analyst), Jordan Robinson (sideline reporter)
Recap, ESPN, PurdueSports.com

Game information

First quarter

9:07 PUR – Max Klare 9-yard pass from Hudson Card (Spencer Porath kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:41; Purdue 7–0)

Second quarter

13:21 PUR – Jaron Tibbs 8-yard pass from Hudson Card (Spencer Porath kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:05; Purdue 14–0)
10:29 PUR – De'Nylon Morrissette 8-yard pass from Hudson Card (Spencer Porath kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:13; Purdue 21–0)

Third quarter

10:43 PUR – Reggie Love III 6-yard run (Spencer Porath kick), (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:11; Purdue 28–0)
6:10 PUR – Leland Smith 31-yard pass from Hudson Card (Spencer Porath kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:34; Purdue 35–0)

Fourth quarter

11:13 PUR – Elijah Jackson 69-yard run (Spencer Porath kick), (Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:20; Purdue 42–0)
1:56 PUR – Jaheim Merriweather 4-yard run (Spencer Porath kick), (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:48; Purdue 49–0)

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	Hudson Card	24/25, 273 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Devin Mockobee	11 carries, 89 yards
	Receiving	Max Klare	5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD

at Eastern Illinois

Game Two – Indiana State Sycamores (0–1) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	13	0	7	20
Panthers	7	10	10	0	27

at O'Brien Field, Charleston, IL

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 7,222
Referee: Gabriel Tomlin
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Bradd (play-by-play) and Dave Kidwell (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Game Three – Dayton Flyers (1–0) at Indiana State Sycamores (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Game Four – Houston Christian Huskies (1–3) at Indiana State Sycamores (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Game Five – Indiana State Sycamores (1–3) at Youngstown State Penguins (1–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	14	0	14
Penguins	7	14	0	0	21

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 8,202
Referee: Aaron Adams
TV announcers (ESPN+): Drae Smith (play-by-play) and Chris Sammarone (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(8:47) YSU – Ethan Wright 2-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:43; YSU 7–0)

Second quarter

(14:52) YSU – Latrell Fordham 8-yard pass from Beau Brungard, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:02; YSU 14–0)
(0:39) YSU – Ethan Wright 2-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:59; YSU 21–0)

Third quarter

(9:12) INST – Plez Lawrence 34-yard pass from Elijah Owens, Jake Andjelic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:46, YSU 21–7)
(4:29) INST – Elijah Owens 4-yard run, Jake Andjelic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:06; YSU 21–14)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	INST	YSU
First downs	15	16
Total yards	184	305
Rushing yards	135	175
Passing yards	149	130
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–27–0	11–18–1
Time of possession	30:20	29:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Elijah Owens	15/28, 149 yards, TD
	Rushing	Elijah Owens	26 carries, 114 yards, TD
	Receiving	Plez Lawrence	4 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Youngstown State	Passing	Beau Brungard	11/18, 130 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ethan Wright	15 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Max Tomczak	4 receptions, 87 yards

Murray State

Game Six – Murray State Racers (1–4) at Indiana State Sycamores (1–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Game Seven – Indiana State Sycamores (2–4) at Missouri State Bears (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 3:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Game Eight – Southern Illinois Salukis (2–5) vs Indiana State Sycamores (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Game Nine – No. 15 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5–3) vs Indiana State Sycamores (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Game Ten – Indiana State Sycamores (4–5) vs No. 5 South Dakota Coyotes (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
No. 5 Coyotes	7	14	14	14	49

at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 5,515
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	INST	SDAK
First downs	5	21
Total yards	129	622
Rushing yards	-3	317
Passing yards	132	305
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-23-0	15-21-0
Time of possession	27:15	32:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Elijah Owens	11-21, 131 yards
	Rushing	Shen Butler-Lawson	10 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Zavion Taylor	4 receptions, 66 yards
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	14-20, 238 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Charles Pierre Jr.	11 carries, 165 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Quaron Adams	2 receptions, 133 yards, 2 TD

No. 17 Illinois State

Game Eleven – No. 17 Illinois State Redbirds (7–3) vs Indiana State Sycamores (4–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Game Twelve – Indiana State Sycamores (4–7) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (2–9) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

References

↑ "Like Father, Like Son: How Indiana State Coach Curt Mallory Embraces Bill Mallory's Values". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
↑ "Indiana State Sycamores Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
↑ "2024 Football Schedule". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
↑ "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 23. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
↑ Montgomery, Seth (January 22, 2024). "Schedule Update announced for the start of the 2024 season". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

[1] "Like Father, Like Son: How Indiana State Coach Curt Mallory Embraces Bill Mallory's Values". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

[2] "Indiana State Sycamores Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

[3] "2024 Football Schedule". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

[4] "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF). Indiana State University. p. 23. Retrieved January 17, 2026.

[5] Montgomery, Seth (January 22, 2024). "Schedule Update announced for the start of the 2024 season". Indiana State University. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

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