The 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Curt Mallory, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 0âÂÂ11 with a mark of 0âÂÂ8 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the MVFC. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Prior to the season, on January 23, 2017, Mallory was hired as the 21st head coach in program history. He was previously the defensive backs coach and pass defense coordinator at Wyoming.