1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team
The 1980 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by first-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in MVC play to finish in third place.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1980 record | 6–5 (4–2 MVC) |
| Head coach | Dennis Raetz (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Pete Hoener (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 20,500) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The roster included such standout performers as: Quarterback Reggie Allen, the 1979 MVC Offensive MVP; Safety John Allman; and Craig Shaffer the 1981 MVC Defensive MVP. Allman was the first Sycamore to be named to consecutive "all-conference" honors. Shaffer spent three seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals[1]
Allman would be named ‘All-Conference’ for the third consecutive season, finish his career second in career tackles, (12th today), third in career interceptions (fourth today) and sign a free agent deal with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Four Sycamores led the Missouri Valley Conference in different statistical categories: Kirk Wilson in Receive Yards per Reception, Joe Stellern in Field Goals Made, Lester Byrd in Kickoff Return Yardage/Return and John Allman in Interception Return Yardage.
Six Sycamores would be named to 'All-Conference' teams: Hubert Moore, TE; Eddie Ruffin, WR; Mark Gradkowski, OG; John Gaunt, DT; Craig Shaffer, LB and John Allman, DB[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | 1:30 pm (CDT) | at Drake | W 13-10 | 9,450 | |
| September 20 | 7:30 pm (EST) | Eastern Illinois* | W 14-0 | 15,368 | |
| September 27 | 7:30 pm (EST) | Akron* | W 27-9 | 10,486 | |
| October 4 | 1:30 pm (CDT) | at Wichita City | L 20–46 | 19,003 | |
| October 11 | 1:30 pm (CDT) | Southern Illinois* | W 19–6 | 18,293 | |
| October 18 | 1:30 pm (EST) | at Louisville* | L 17–27 | 24,695 | |
| October 25 | 1:30 pm (CST) | Illinois State* | L 0–9 | 10,017 | |
| November 1 | 1:30 pm (EST) | West Texas A&M | W 37–18 | 8,468 | |
| November 8 | 1:30 pm (CST) | at Tulsa | L 7–30 | 17,647 | |
| November 15 | 1:30 pm (EST) | New Mexico State | W 33–28 | 5,010 | |
| November 22 | 1:30 PM (EST) | at Ball State* |
| L 21–28 | 7,023 |
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References
- "Craig Shaffer Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- "1980 Missouri Valley Conference Year Summary | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.