# 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium located in Terre Haute, Indiana.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### at Purdue (FBS)

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Purdue –35.5 | 52.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boilermakers (FBS) | 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
| 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 |
| Indiana State | Rushing | Elijah Owens | 9 carries, 47 yards |
| Indiana State | Receiving | Rashad Rochelle | 3 receptions, 26 yards |
| Purdue | Passing | Hudson Card | 24/25, 273 yards, 4 TD |
| Purdue | Rushing | Devin Mockobee | 11 carries, 89 yards |
| Purdue | Receiving | Max Klare | 5 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD |

### at Eastern Illinois

| 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+): TBD
| 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 |
| Indiana State | Rushing | Elijah Owens | 12 carries, 44 yards |
| Indiana State | Receiving | Rashad Rochelle | 4 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD |
| Eastern Illinois | Passing | Pierce Holley | 19/32, 268 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Eastern Illinois | Rushing | MJ Flowers | 24 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD |
| Eastern Illinois | Receiving | Terrance Gipson | 6 receptions, 100 yards |

### Dayton

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Dayton | Passing |
| Dayton | Rushing |
| Dayton | Receiving |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |

### Houston Christian

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Houston Christian | Passing |
| Houston Christian | Rushing |
| Houston Christian | Receiving |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |

### at Youngstown State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |
| Youngstown State | Passing |
| Youngstown State | Rushing |
| Youngstown State | Receiving |

### Murray State

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Murray State | Passing |
| Murray State | Rushing |
| Murray State | Receiving |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |

### at Missouri State

| 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
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |
| Missouri State | Passing |
| Missouri State | Rushing |
| Missouri State | Receiving |

### Southern Illinois

| 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+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Southern Illinois | Passing |
| Southern Illinois | Rushing |
| Southern Illinois | Receiving |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |

### No. 15 North Dakota

| 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+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Dakota | Passing |
| North Dakota | Rushing |
| North Dakota | Receiving |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |

### at No. 5 South Dakota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 5 Coyotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |
| South Dakota | Passing |
| South Dakota | Rushing |
| South Dakota | Receiving |

### No. 17 Illinois State

| 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+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Illinois State | Passing |
| Illinois State | Rushing |
| Illinois State | Receiving |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |

### at Northern Iowa

| 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+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Indiana State | Passing |
| Indiana State | Rushing |
| Indiana State | Receiving |
| Northern Iowa | Passing |
| Northern Iowa | Rushing |
| Northern Iowa | Receiving |