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1995 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1995 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Eastern Illinois +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Northern Iowa +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
No. 24 Indiana State 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Western Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southwest Missouri State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Dennis Raetz, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Three Sycamores were named All-American after the season. Dan Brandenburg, defensive end was selected to the first team by The Sporting News and American Football Coaches Association; he was a third team pick by the Associated Press. Placekicker Tom Allison and linebacker Chris Libaire were named by Don Hansen's Football Guide to its and first and second teams, respectively. Brandenburg was selected in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills and spent five seasons career in the National Football League (NFL), four with the Bills before a short stint on the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 316:30 pmMars Hill*
W 31–03,000[1]
September 96:00 pmat Ole Miss*
L 10–5622,642[2]
September 166:00 pmGlenville State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 41–143,729[3]
September 236:00 pmNo. 23 Western Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 30–134,517[4]
September 306:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 52–34,601[5]
October 71:30 pmat Southwest Missouri State
W 16–911,614[6]
October 141:30 pmat Northern IowaNo. 23
L 10–279,869[7]
October 212:00 pmWestern Kentucky*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
W 27–66,142[8]
October 281:00 pmat Youngstown State*No. 22
W 13–610,286[9]
November 112:30 pmat Illinois StateNo. 14
L 0–254,175[10]
November 181:30 pmNo. 12 Eastern IllinoisNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
L 6–274,023[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Indiana St. tops Mars Hill". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss rolls to win over Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cox ringmaster in Sycamores' aerial circus". The Evansville Courier. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sycamores top WIU". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Weaner, Phil (October 1, 1995). "SIU ripped on road". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "RB Wright rumbles for Indiana State". The Indianapolis Star. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNI seizes Gateway lead". The Courier. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indiana State topples Toppers 27–6". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kicking game lifts Indiana State to road win". The Indianapolis Star. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "ISU sails to 2nd straight upset". The Pantagraph. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eastern Illinois powers past Indians State 27–6". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ DeLassus, David. "Indiana State Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2013.