2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team

2014 Indiana State Sycamores football
FCS Playoffs Second Round vs. Chattanooga, L 14–35
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#19
FCS Coaches	#18
2014 record	8–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Mike Sanford (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Sheppard (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Cabral (2nd year)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 12,764)

2014 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 North Dakota St. +^		7	–	1					15	–	1
#2 Illinois State +^		7	–	1					13	–	2
#10 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
#12 South Dakota St. ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
#19 Indiana State ^		4	–	4					8	–	6
#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 FCS Poll

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 were invited to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Eastern Kentucky in the first round before losing in the second round to Chattanooga.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 PM	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPNews	L 10–28	38,006
September 6	3:00 PM	Tennessee Tech*		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		W 49–14	5,113
September 13	3:00 PM	at Ball State*		Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	ESPN3	W 27–20	15,860
September 27	3:00 PM	#22 Liberty*		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 38–19	5,633
October 4	3:00 PM	#10 Northern Iowa	#25	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		W 20–19	4,291
October 11	3:00 PM	#15 Illinois State	#20	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN (Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 18–20	7,534
October 18	3:30 PM	at #1 North Dakota State	#22	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	ESPN3	L 17–34	18,477
October 25	7:00 PM	at #20 Southern Illinois	#22	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL (Rivalry)	ESPN3	W 41–26	10,255
November 1	1:00 PM	Missouri State	#19	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		W 20–18	4,799
November 8	1:00 PM	#22 South Dakota State	#17	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN		L 17–32	4,905
November 15	2:00 PM	at #15 Youngstown State	#23	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 27–24 OT	9,642
November 22	2:00 PM	at Western Illinois	#18	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL		L 20–34	1,783
November 29	1:00 p.m.	at #16 Eastern Kentucky*	#25	Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 36–16	1,941
December 6	1:00 p.m.	at #8 Chattanooga*	#25	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 14–35	8,419
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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