American college football season
The 1995 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Led by 16th-year head coach Dennis Raetz , the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana .
Three Sycamores were named All-American after the season. Dan Brandenburg , defensive end was selected to the first team by The Sporting News and American Football Coaches Association ; he was a third team pick by the Associated Press . Placekicker Tom Allison and linebacker Chris Libaire were named by Don Hansen's Football Guide to its and first and second teams, respectively. Brandenburg was selected in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills and spent five seasons career in the National Football League (NFL), four with the Bills before a short stint on the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source August 31 6:30 pm Mars Hill * W 31–03,000 [ 1]
September 9 6:00 pm at Ole Miss * L 10–5622,642 [ 2]
September 16 6:00 pm Glenville State * Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN W 41–143,729 [ 3]
September 23 6:00 pm No. 23 Western Illinois Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN W 30–134,517 [ 4]
September 30 6:00 pm Southern Illinois Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN W 52–34,601 [ 5]
October 7 1:30 pm at Southwest Missouri State W 16–911,614 [ 6]
October 14 1:30 pm at Northern Iowa No. 23 L 10–279,869 [ 7]
October 21 2:00 pm Western Kentucky * Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN W 27–66,142 [ 8]
October 28 1:00 pm at Youngstown State * No. 22 W 13–610,286 [ 9]
November 11 2:30 pm at Illinois State No. 14 L 0–254,175 [ 10]
November 18 1:30 pm No. 12 Eastern Illinois No. 19 Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN L 6–274,023 [ 11]
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Roster
1995 Indiana State Sycamores football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
10
Kevin Cox
Sr
TE
83
Larry Gauer
Sr
FB
39
Craig Hook
Jr
C
76
Alec Sitz
Jr
OT
77
Brian Sitz
Fr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "Indiana St. tops Mars Hill" . Asheville Citizen-Times . September 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ole Miss rolls to win over Indiana State" . The Indianapolis Star . September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cox ringmaster in Sycamores' aerial circus" . The Evansville Courier . September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sycamores top WIU" . Southern Illinoisan . September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Weaner, Phil (October 1, 1995). "SIU ripped on road" . The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1C. Retrieved January 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "RB Wright rumbles for Indiana State" . The Indianapolis Star . October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UNI seizes Gateway lead" . The Courier . October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Indiana State topples Toppers 27–6" . The Courier-Journal . October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kicking game lifts Indiana State to road win" . The Indianapolis Star . October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "ISU sails to 2nd straight upset" . The Pantagraph . November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Eastern Illinois powers past Indians State 27–6" . The Courier-Journal . November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1995 Football Schedule" . Indiana State University . Retrieved January 14, 2026 .
^ "2024 Indiana State Football Record Book" (PDF) . Indiana State University . p. 20. Retrieved January 14, 2026 .
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