2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team

The 2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Sanford and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They made their third post-season appearance in the FCS Playoffs; they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the first round before losing in the second round to Chattanooga.

2014 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19
FCS CoachesNo. 18
2014 record8–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Sheppard (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Cabral (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 12,764)
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 –1     15 –1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^  7 –1     13 –2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2     9 –5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^  5 –3     9 –5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^  4 –4     8 –6  
No. 22 Youngstown State  4 –4     7 –5  
Southern Illinois  3 –5     6 –6  
Western Illinois  3 –5     5 –7  
Missouri State  1 –7     4 –8  
South Dakota  0 –8     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Connor Underwood, a junior Linebacker was named 2d team "All-American" by the Associated Press and 1st team by The Sporting News. Quarterback Mike Perish, set career marks for touchdowns, passing yards, attempts and pass completions. Head Coach Mike Sandford was named the Regional (#4) Coach of the Year by the AFCA.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 pmat Indiana*
ESPNewsL 10–2838,006
September 63:00 pmTennessee Tech*
W 49–145,113
September 133:00 pmat Ball State*
ESPN3W 27–2015,860
September 273:00 pmNo. 22 Liberty*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
ESPN3W 38–195,633
October 43:00 pmNo. 10 Northern IowaNo. 25
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 20–194,291
October 113:00 pmNo. 15 Illinois StateNo. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN (Rivalry)
ESPN3L 18–207,534
October 183:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 22
ESPN3L 17–3418,477
October 257:00 pmat No. 20 Southern IllinoisNo. 22
ESPN3W 41–2610,255
November 11:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 20–184,799
November 81:00 pmNo. 22 South Dakota StateNo. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 17–324,905
November 152:00 pmat No. 15 Youngstown StateNo. 23
ESPN3W 27–24 OT9,642
November 222:00 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 18
L 20–341,783
November 291:00 p.m.at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky*No. 25
ESPN3W 36–161,941
December 61:00 p.m.at No. 8 Chattanooga*No. 25
ESPN3L 14–358,419

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network RV RV NR RV RV 25 20 22 22 19 17 23 18 25 19 
Coaches NR NR NR RV RV RV 22 23 24 21 19 25 18 21 18

References
  1. "Mike Sanford Named AFCA Regional Coach Of The Year". Indiana State University. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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