TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State football plays host to No. 3 ranked South Dakota State Saturday, October 19. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET from Memorial Stadium. The game will air on ESPN 3 and will serve as the Valley Game of the Week with Adam Seidel (play-by-play), Danan Hughes (color) and Kelly Burke (sideline) calling the action.
Sycamore fans can also hear the game on the radio on WIBQ 97.9 FM (1230 AM) locally or online at GoSycamores.com/Watch free-of-charge with
Luke Martin (play-by-play) and
Brian Fritz (color) on the call.
MARKETING, PROMOTIONS AND TICKETS
Saturday will be the annual PINK game as the Sycamores help raise awareness for breast cancer. ISU's Zeta Tau Alpha will be fundraising throughout game day.
For ticket information call 812-237-3737, visit the Hulman Center Ticket Office during normal business hours or click
HERE. General admission tickets are also available for purchase on game day at Memorial Stadium.
Fans are able to pick up free programs as they enter the stadium all season long thanks to the Tribune Star.
SERIES HISTORY WITH SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
Saturday will mark the 10th all-time meeting between the two programs with the Jackrabbits leading the series, 7-2. SDSU has won the last five meetings, including a 54-51 overtime win in Brookings last season. ISU won back-to-back games in the series in 2010-2011. The last time that Indiana State defeated SDSU in Terre Haute was in 2010 with a 41-30 victory.
GLASCO TABBED VALLEY FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AFTER WIU PERFORMANCE
Clayton Glasco earned the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week award following his performance against Western Illinois. The honor marks the first for Glasco in his career and the third of the season for the Sycamores. Glasco was dominant in every facet on the defensive side of the ball in the Sycamores 20-10 victory over Western Illinois. The senior recorded 10 tackles, three tackles-for-loss for six yards and two sacks in the win. As a unit, ISU held the Leathernecks to just 1-for-15 on third down.
GRIFFITH CLOSE TO JOINING ALL-TIME TOP-10 TACKLE LIST
Jonas Griffith is currently 13th in all-time tackles in program history after passing Tony Albrinck Saturday at USD. Griffith currently has 330 tackles and is just seven tackles away from passing ISU Hall of Famer, John Allman (336).
TREES AGAINST THE FCS
Indiana State is 8-2 in their last 10 FCS contests after winning five-straight to close out the 2018 season. ISU is currently 3-2 against FCS opponents with wins over Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Illinois and Western Illinois in 2019.
THIRD DOWN DEFENSE
The defensive unit of the Sycamores has been stout this season on third down, holding opponents to just a 30.4 percent conversion rate which is 16th-best in the nation. The Indiana State defense held Western Illinois to just 1-of-15 on third down on the day during a Homecoming win.
DEFENSIVE DUO SETTING THE TONE
Linebackers
Clayton Glasco and
Jonas Griffith have dominated the defensive side of the ball for the Sycamores in 2019, doubling their teammates in tackles. Glasco is leading Indiana State with 59 tackles while Griffith has made 54 stops with the next best mark in tackles on the squad being 26. The duo have combined for 15 of the team's 43 tackles-for-loss, five of the 14 sacks and two of the six interceptions.
NUNEZ SETS ALL-TIME PROGRAM MARKS IN FIELD GOALS, PAT'S AND SCORING
Senior kicker
Jerry Nunez etched his name in Sycamore history after breaking three program records over a two-week period. The Naples, Florida native secured the all-time scoring (221) as well as the all-time field goal (42) mark in a win over Eastern Illinois. Just a week earlier, Nunez set the ISU all-time PAT record – a record that had stood since 1985. Nunez has currently scored 228 points, kicked 45 field goals and 93 PATs.
LIMITING THE DIRTY LAUNDRY
One area that a Mallory coached team has excelled at over his three seasons at the helm of the Sycamores has been discipline. The Sycamores currently rank 11th nationally and tops in the MVFC in fewest penalties with just 26 on the season. The Sycamores finished 2017 and 2018 ranked 19th and 27th respectively in fewest penalties.
LIMITING GAINS THROUGH THE AIR
ISU secondary has been solid through six games, allowing just 163.8 yards per game passing. Starting cornerbacks
Keawvis Cummings (7) and
Mekhi Ware (3) have done a good job breaking up passes while the defensive line and front seven have pressured opposing quarterbacks 16 times. In total, ISU defenders have been aggressive on pass breakups, recording 29 on the season.
A MAINSTAY AT CENTER
Redshirt senior
Wyatt Wozniak has been the steady hand on the Sycamore offensive line, starting 28-straight games. Wozniak is one of the most experience interior lineman on the roster after seeing game action in five contests in 2016 including three starts. Wozniak is the lone Sycamore on offense that started every game at the center position in 2017. Wozniak, a Cypress, Texas product, led the charge from his center position, as the Sycamores racked up 569 total yards of offense at No. 3 South Dakota State in 2018 -- the most yards since the Sycamores put up 671 yards against Quincy in 2013.
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