TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State Football 2026 schedule is here as the Sycamores announced the upcoming season's slate on Tuesday morning.
 
The Sycamores will host six home games over the course of the season including non-conference opponents Southeast Missouri State and Valparaiso, while traveling to both Purdue and Eastern Illinois. Indiana State will also host North Dakota, Youngstown State, Southern Illinois, and South Dakota State in Missouri Valley Football competition to highlight the schedule.
 
Game times, season ticket information, and ticket renewals will be announced at a later date.
 
The Sycamores will open the 2026 season at home on Saturday, August 29, as Indiana State welcomes Southeast Missouri State to Terre Haute for the first time since the 2015 season. It marks the just the 10th meeting all-time between the two programs dating back to 1935 (according to records on hand), with Indiana State holding the 5-4 all-time edge.
 
Indiana State hits the road over the next two weeks as the Sycamores travel to both Purdue (Sept. 5) and Eastern Illinois (Sept. 12) to open up the road portion of the 2026 schedule.
 
The Sycamores return home on September 19 as Indiana State hosts Valparaiso for the first time since 1967 as the Beacons come to Memorial Stadium. The Sycamores and Beacons lined up against each other every season from 1947 through 1968 with the series dating back to 1928.
 
Following a bye week, Indiana State opens up MVFC play on the road inside the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D. as the Sycamores travel to South Dakota on October 3.
 
The trip to the Coyotes is followed by three consecutive home games as Indiana State hosts North Dakota (Oct. 10), Youngstown State (Oct. 17), and Southern Illinois (Oct. 24) inside Memorial Stadium.
 
Back-to-back road trips to Murray State (Oct. 31) and North Dakota State (Nov. 7) are following by Indiana State's 2026 Senior Day as the Sycamores host South Dakota State (Nov. 14) in their final home game of the 2026 season.
 
Indiana State is set to close out the 2026 regular season on November 21 at Illinois State.
 
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