NCAA FCS Missouri Valley

Indiana State football predictions & picks

Missouri Valley

2026 record: 2-8
Missouri Valley: 8th
PPG: 24.7
Streak: L6
Last 5: Lost 14–44 at South Dakota · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 24–57 vs Youngstown State · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 10–17 at Illinois State · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 23–45 at Northern Iowa · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 20–37 vs Southern Illinois · Sat, Nov 7

Indiana State next game

Wk 11

Indiana St vs1:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Murray St

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Indiana State 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vs Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri L21–23 —

Wk 1Fri, Sep 4Sep 4 @Purdue Purdue L19–44 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Eastern Illinois E Illinois W42–35 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Valparaiso Valparaiso W39–16 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs North Dakota North Dakota L35–42 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @South Dakota South Dakota L14–44 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Youngstown State Youngstown St L24–57 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Illinois State Illinois St L10–17 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Northern Iowa Northern Iowa L23–45 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Southern Illinois S Illinois L20–37 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Murray State Murray St 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @South Dakota State S Dakota St 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Indiana State team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 24.7/ game 60th

Total yards 380.2/ game 48th

Passing yards 258.4/ game 20th

Rushing yards 121.8/ game 91st

Third-down conversions 35.5% 87th

Giveaways 1.9/ game 109th

Time of possession 26:56 116th

Defense

Points allowed 36.0/ game 111th

Yards allowed 429.0/ game 113th

Passing yards allowed 272.4/ game 121st

Rushing yards allowed 156.6/ game 65th

Takeaways 0.7/ game 121st

Penalties 5.8/ game 48th

Indiana State leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Brady Allen 1,319yds 9 TD · 6 INT · 60.0% comp. · 7 games

Rushing Aaron Ball 394yds 4 TD · 6.3 per carry · 6 games

Receiving Jayden Reed 762yds 52 catches · 5 TD · 10 games

Tackles Braxton Sampson 86 10 games

Sacks Jayden Childers 2.5 10 games

Interceptions Nic Yatsko 2 3 passes defended · 10 games

Missouri Valley standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 South Dakota State S Dakota St 820 8-2 .800 369162 +207 W3

2 Youngstown State Youngstown St 820 8-2 .800 406248 +158 W6

3 Illinois State Illinois St 730 7-3 .700 337193 +144 L1

4 South Dakota South Dakota 730 7-3 .700 360249 +111 L1

5 North Dakota North Dakota 740 7-4 .636 393279 +114 W1

6 Southern Illinois S Illinois 550 5-5 .500 240257 −17 W2

7 Northern Iowa Northern Iowa 450 4-5 .444 231260 −29 L1

8 Indiana State Indiana St 280 2-8 .200 247360 −113 L6

9 Murray State Murray St 190 1-9 .100 167431 −264 L7

Indiana State FAQ

Who does Indiana State play next?

Next up for Indiana State: home against Murray State, Saturday, November 14, 1:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Indiana State’s record this season?

Indiana State is 2-8, 8th in the Missouri Valley.

Who leads Indiana State in passing yards?

Brady Allen, with 1,319 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (9 TD · 6 INT · 60.0% comp. · 7 games).

Missouri Valley rivals

All teams

Illinois State Murray State North Dakota Northern Iowa South Dakota South Dakota State Southern Illinois Youngstown State

Indiana State this week

Indiana State is 2-8, 0-6 in Missouri Valley play. Its last game was a 37–20 loss to Southern Illinois at home on November 7, its sixth in a row. Its offense averages 24.7 points a game (60th in FCS), and its defense allows 36.0 (111th).

Next up, Indiana State hosts Murray State on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.