# 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.
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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 12:00 pm | at Indiana* | | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPNews | L 10–28 | 38,006 |
| September 6 | 3:00 pm | Tennessee Tech* | | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | | W 49–14 | 5,113 |
| September 13 | 3:00 pm | at Ball State* | | Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell) | ESPN3 | W 27–20 | 15,860 |
| September 27 | 3:00 pm | No. 22 Liberty* | | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | ESPN3 | W 38–19 | 5,633 |
| October 4 | 3:00 pm | No. 10 Northern Iowa | No. 25 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | | W 20–19 | 4,291 |
| October 11 | 3:00 pm | No. 15 Illinois State | No. 20 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN (Rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 18–20 | 7,534 |
| October 18 | 3:30 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 22 | FargodomeFargo, ND | ESPN3 | L 17–34 | 18,477 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | at No. 20 Southern Illinois | No. 22 | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL (Rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 41–26 | 10,255 |
| November 1 | 1:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 19 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | | W 20–18 | 4,799 |
| November 8 | 1:00 pm | No. 22 South Dakota State | No. 17 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | | L 17–32 | 4,905 |
| November 15 | 2:00 pm | at No. 15 Youngstown State | No. 23 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | W 27–24 $^{OT}$ | 9,642 |
| November 22 | 2:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 18 | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | | L 20–34 | 1,783 |
| November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky* | No. 25 | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | W 36–16 | 1,941 |
| December 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Chattanooga* | No. 25 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 8,419 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 19 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 18 |