Indiana State announces fall 2021 football schedule

By Kevin Kelley -

The Indiana State Sycamores have announced their fall 2021 football schedule, which includes five home games and 11 contests overall.

Indiana State will open their fall 2021 schedule in Week Zero on Saturday, Aug. 28 at home at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Ind., against Eastern Illinois.

Following an open date on Sept. 4, Indiana State will travel to take on Northwestern on Sept. 11 and Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 18, which will close out the non-conference portion of their fall 2021 schedule.

Indiana State opens Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) action on Sept. 25 at home against South Dakota State. Western Illinois (Oct. 9), Youngstown State (Oct. 23; Homecoming), and Southern Illinois (Nov. 13) will also visit Terre Haute this fall.

Road MVFC contests for the Sycamores include South Dakota (Oct. 2), Missouri State (Oct. 16), North Dakota State (Oct. 30), and Illinois State (Nov. 20).

Below is Indiana State’s complete schedule for the fall 2021 season, plus a link to their schedule page which will be updated with kickoff times and TV as they are announced:

2021 Indiana State Football Schedule

  • 08/28 – Eastern Illinois
  • 09/04 – OFF
  • 09/11 – at Northwestern
  • 09/18 – at Eastern Kentucky
  • 09/25 – South Dakota State
  • 10/02 – at South Dakota
  • 10/09 – Western Illinois
  • 10/16 – at Missouri State
  • 10/23 – Youngstown State
  • 10/30 – at North Dakota State
  • 11/06 – OFF
  • 11/13 – Southern Illinois
  • 11/20 – at Illinois State

* MVFC contest.

Indiana State finished the 2019 season 5-7 overall and 3-5 in MVFC play. The Sycamores opted out of playing the Spring 2021 season.