The 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Curt Mallory and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in seventh place. Previous season The Sycamores finished the 2018 season 7–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for third place. Despite being ranked in the top 25 at the end of the regular season, they were not selected to participate in the FCS Playoffs. Preseason MVFC poll In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Sycamores were predicted to finish in fourth place. Preseason All–MVFC team The Sycamores had five players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team. Offense Ryan Boyle – QB Dante Hendrix – WR Wyatt Wozniak – OL Jerry Nunez – K Defense Jonas Griffith – LB Preseason All–American team The Sycamores had one player, Jonas Griffith – LB, selected to the preseason All-American team. Griffith was also named to the Buck Buchanan Award-watch list. Ryan Boyle was named to the "College Football Performance Award" Watch List. Schedule Game summaries at Kansas Dayton Eastern Kentucky Eastern Illinois at South Dakota Western Illinois South Dakota State at Illinois State Southern Illinois at Northern Iowa Youngstown State at Missouri State Ranking movements References Indiana State Indiana State Sycamores football seasons Indiana State Sycamores football