TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State is back at home for the Sycamores' 2024 Homecoming Game as Southern Illinois comes into town on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff between the Sycamores and the Salukis is set for 1 p.m. ET and will carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
Tickets & Tailgating
Tailgating and Clear Bag Policies
Indiana State Athletics announced updated tailgating and clear bag policies for the 2024-25 athletic year. The policies are consistent with other members in both the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Football Conference.
Tailgating Policies |
Clear Bag Policy
2024 Indiana State Football Single Game Tickets On Sale
For more information on single game tickets, fans can contact Assistant Manager of Athletic Ticketing Grant Manning by phone at 812-237-8972 or via email at Grant.Manning@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email
ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu. Fans have the opportunity to also buy or renew season tickets online by clicking
HERE.
Game Day Activities and Promotions
Sycamore Athletics Alumni March in Homecoming Parade
The Indiana State Athletic Department would like to invite all Sycamore athletics alumni to walk with the current athletes in the 100th Indiana State Homecoming Parade scheduled for Saturday, October 26. Alumni are invited to dress in gear representing their former teams, ISU gear, or homecoming apparel and meet at the top of the Hulman Center (200 N. 8th St.) ramp located on Eagle Street. The staging area for all alumni and athletes is set for 8:30-8:45 a.m. to prepare for the parade. Please use the form to sign up today! (
Click Here)
Homecoming Activities
Indiana State Homecoming events are in full swing throughout the week. Click the link here:
https://indianastate.edu/homecoming for more information.
T-Shirt Giveaway
The first 50 students attending Saturday's game will receive a free t-shirt courtesy of Straight Shooter Archery.
Sycamore Bags Set Raffle
Students can sign up at the Forest table outside the main entrance to be entered for a chance to win a custom-built Sycamores set of cornhole boards, bags, and carrying case, courtesy of Sycamore Athletics. The winner will be announced in the third quarter of the game.
Game Day Sponsor
Ford Central Indiana Dealers is Saturday's Game Day Sponsor and will bring back out the Ford Superscreen to Memorial Stadium in the tailgate area. The massive screen will be parked outside the stadium showing College Gameday and other videos throughout the action with a vehicle display parked out front.
Quick Notes
Southern Illinois at a Glance
Southern Illinois was selected fourth overall in the MVFC Preseason Poll receiving 293 total points as voted on by the league's head coaches, SIDs, and media members.
The Salukis started the 2024 season in both major FCS polls after finishing No. 9 overall and advancing to the quarterfinal round in the 2023 FCS Playoffs. SIU put six players on the preseason All-Conference team including Vinson Davis III (WR/RS), Chase Evans (OL), Colin Bohanek (LB), Ubayd Steed (DB), Aidan Quinn (TE), and Jake Green (OL).
The Salukis fell in their season-opener at BYU, 41-13, before picking up non-conference wins against Austin Peay (31-17) and Incarnate Word (35-28). Injuries have plagued the SIU season to date with the Salukis falling in their last four games coming to SEMO, South Dakota, Illinois State, and North Dakota State.
The Salukis boast one of the nation's best passing attacks posting 244.0 per game (22nd in FCS). Southern Illinois does not harm itself as the Salukis sit among the nation's leaders in not turning the ball over at 7 (27th in FCS). Ben Bogle is second in the nation in TFL (1.9).
On This Date
Indiana State has posted a 3-8 overall record on October 26 according to current records on hand.
The Sycamores have hosted Homecoming Games on the date back in 1974, 1975, and 1989. Indiana State has topped both Butler (1974) and Illinois State (1975) on Homecoming on the date.
Currently, the Sycamores have lost their last five games on the date.
- 1951 – at Heidelberg – L, 40-0
- 1957 – at Anderson College – L, 23-7
- 1963 – vs. Butler – L, 7-6
- 1968 – vs. Evansville – W, 40-14
- 1974 – vs. Butler – W, 56-27
- 1975 – vs. Illinois State – W, 42-13
- 1989 – vs. Ball State – L, 34-27
- 1996 – at Western Kentucky – L, 27-20
- 2002 – at Western Kentucky – L, 24-7
- 2013 – vs. North Dakota State – L, 56-10
- 2019 – at Illinois State – L, 24-7
Sycamores Last Win Against Southern Illinois
Indiana State's last win against Southern Illinois came back on October 20, 2018, as the Sycamores took down the Salukis, 24-21, in Carbondale, Ill. The win over SIU sparked a season-ending five-game winning streak for Indiana State that included victories over Youngstown State, South Dakota, Illinois State, and Western Illinois on their way to posting a 7-4 record, 5-3 in MVFC play.
Redshirt junior Ryan Boyle and senior Ja'Quan Keys each put together terrific performances on the ground as the Sycamores racked up 293 yards rushing in the win. Boyle ran for a career high 104 yards, including a 52-yard rush in the third quarter. Keys put up 156 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the win.
The Sycamores were led defensively by redshirt senior linebacker Katrell Moss who finished with a game high 16 tackles -- 13 solo stops -- and one tackle-for-loss. Jonas Griffith added 11 solo tackles in the game for his fifth-straight double-digit tackle game. Tyreeon Hambright snagged his first career interception in a Sycamore uniform in the second quarter as the Salukis drove all the way into the red zone. Hambright returned the pick 39 yards.
NCAA FCS Top 20
Indiana State enters the weekend boasting several players sitting among the national leaders in multiple statistical categories. Rashad Rochelle, Elijah Owens, Garret Ollendieck, Jorge Valdes, and Tony Roberts are all among the national top-20 among the individiual categories on the season heading into Saturday's game.
National Top 20 Individual Ranks
Sycamores Host Valley Football Game of the Week
Indiana State Football will host the MVFC Game of the Week for back-to-back weeks as the Sycamores host both Southern Illinois and North Dakota at Memorial Stadium.
Indiana State will host both the Salukis and the Fighting Hawks with kickoff times both set for 1 p.m. ET. The contest will be shown courtesy of Gray Media and will also be streamed live on ESPN+.
Sycamores on MVFC Game of the Week
- Oct. 26 vs. Southern Illinois 1 p.m.
- Nov. 2 vs. North Dakota 1 p.m.
Double-Digit Tacklers Continue
Dallas Westhoff became the seventh Indiana State defensive player to record a double-digit tackling effort in the 2024 season as the redshirt sophomore linebacker posted a game-high 12 stops in his first start of the 2024 season. Taking the field in place of injured linebacker
Garret Ollendieck, Westhoff was active throughout the contest posting 12 tackles, including his second sack of the 2024 season, while adding key stops throughout the game. Westhoff became the fourth Indiana State player in 2024 to record their first collegiate double-digit tackling game including
Kaleal Davis,
Lucas McAllister, and
Micah Hauser, while his 12 tackles marked the 11
th time a Sycamore has had at least 10 tackles in a game this season.
Quarterback Goes Down
Indiana State continued to showcase its dominance along the defensive line this past weekend against Missouri State as the Sycamores recorded 5.0 sacks in the loss to the Bears. The 5.0 sacks in the contest gives Indiana State 18.0 overall in the 2024 season sitting second overall in the Missouri Valley Football Conference through seven games.
Kendrick Milford (4.5) and
Geoffrey Brown (3.0) both sit among the Valley's top-10 in overall sacks in the 2024 season, while six different players have recorded multiple sacks overall on the year. This includes
Joey Shew joining the number after two sacks this past weekend, including a second-quarter strip-sack that led to Indiana State's second touchdown in the game against the Bears.
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