2025 Indiana State Sycamores football team


The 2025 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Curt Mallory, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for eighth place at the bottom of the MVFC standings. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Preseason

MVFC poll

The Missouri Valley Football Conference released its preseason poll on July 21, 2025, voted on by league athletic directors, coaches, and media members. The Sycamores were predicted to finish ninth in the conference.

Game summaries

McKendree

StatisticsMCKINST
First downs2227
Total yards325469
Rushing yards137219
Passing yards188250
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–40–219–27–1
Time of possession29:5830:02

Eastern Illinois

StatisticsEIUINST
First downs1822
Total yards239412
Rushing yards89211
Passing yards150201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–25–121–28–0
Time of possession35:0025:00

at No. 22 (FBS) Indiana

StatisticsINSTIU
First downs533
Total yards77680
Rushing yards39301
Passing yards38379
Passing: Comp–Att–Int11–20–026–30–0
Time of possession26:0833:37

at No. 5 Montana

StatisticsINSTMONT
First downs1233
Total yards387647
Rushing yards198303
Passing yards189344
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–28–124–30–0
Time of possession23:1838:22

at No. 10 Southern Illinois

StatisticsINSTSIU
First downs2325
Total yards446656
Rushing yards322430
Passing yards124226
Passing: Comp–Att–Int13–26–119–34–0
Time of possession30:0429:56

No. 23 South Dakota

StatisticsSDAKINST
First downs238
Total yards376210
Rushing yards19085
Passing yards186125
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–25–013–23–0
Time of possession45:2114:39

No. 1 North Dakota State

StatisticsNDSUINST
First downs2610
Total yards444192
Rushing yards28385
Passing yards161107
Passing: Comp–Att–Int13–20–114–24–1
Time of possession37:1922:41

at No. 8 North Dakota

StatisticsINSTUND
First downs1025
Total yards221564
Rushing yards63264
Passing yards158300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int10–34–322–39–1
Time of possession25:2634:34

at No. T–4 South Dakota State

StatisticsINSTSDST
First downs926
Total yards228441
Rushing yards40162
Passing yards188279
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–25–024–42–2
Time of possession18:4841:12

No. 16 Illinois State

StatisticsILSTINST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

at No. 20 Youngstown State

StatisticsINSTYSU
First downs1925
Total yards492482
Rushing yards173218
Passing yards319264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int15–24–123–30–0
Time of possession25:1634:44

Murray State

StatisticsMURINST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession