1979 Indiana State Sycamores football team

The 1979 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dick Jamieson and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 3–2 in MVC play to finish in third place. The roster included such standout performers as: Quarterback Reggie Allen, the 1979 MVC Offensive MVP; Defensive End Gerry Glusic, the 1979 MVC Defensive MVP; Defensive Back Alvin Reynolds; Linebacker Craig Shaffer, the 1981 MVC Defensive MVP; and Offensive Lineman Tunch Ilkin.[1] Allen and Ilkin went on to long successful NFL careers, Reynolds as an assistant coach and Ilkin as a Pro Bowl-lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Shaffer spent three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals[2][3]

1979 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1979 record8–3 (3–2 MVC)
Head coachDick Jamieson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorDick Jamieson
Defensive coordinatorDennis Raetz (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 20,500)
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
West Texas State $ 5 –0 –0  5 –5 –1
Southern Illinois 4 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Indiana State 3 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Drake 1 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
New Mexico State 1 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Wichita State 1 –5 –0  1 –10 –0
Tulsa   –    6 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title

Glusic was named to the AP All-American Team.[4] Six Sycamores would be named to the All-MVC Team: Quarterback Reggie Allen, Wide Receivers Kirk Wilson & Eddie Ruffin, Lineman George DeTella, Defensive End Gerry Glusic and Defensive Back John Allman.

Allen, Glusic and Ilkin have been inducted into the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17:30 pm (EST)Drake
W 19-125,500
September 87:30 pm (CDT)at Wichita State
W 28–920,876
September 157:30 pm (CDT)at Western Illinois*
W 17–147,549
September 227:30 pm (MDT)at New Mexico State
W 40–2318,175
September 297:30 pm (EDT)at Akron*
W 28–2711,684
October 67:30 PM (EST)Ball State*
W 18–1311,278
October 137:30 pm (CDT)at West Texas State
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L 17–3315,766
October 201:30 pm (EST)Louisville*
L 10–3416,279
October 271:30 pm (EST)Illinois State*
W 23–2114,117
November 31:30 pm (CST)at Southern Illinois
L 38–419,100
November 101:30 PM (EST)NE Louisiana*
W 38–215,500
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References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/I/IlkiTu00.htm
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShafCr20.htm
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShafCr20.htm
  4. en:1979 College Football All-America Team
  5. http://www.gosycamores.com/hof.aspx?type=sport
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