Seating capacity 13,391 NCAA division Division I FCS Bowl record 0–0 (–) Division Division I (NCAA) League Division I (NCAA) Colors Red, White | Location Normal, Illinois All-time record 451–510–68 (.471) Head coach Brock Spack Arena/Stadium Hancock Stadium First season 1887 | |
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Other staff Billy Dicken (OC) Dan Clark (OC)
Spence Nowinsky (DC) Conference NCAA Missouri Valley Conference Football | ||
The Illinois State Redbirds football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Illinois State University located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1887. The team plays its home games at the 13,391 seat Hancock Stadium. They are coached by Brock Spack.
Contents
- Classifications
- Conference memberships
- Mid America Classic
- Championships
- NCAA Division I FCS Playoffappearances
- Notable former players
- References
Classifications
Conference memberships
Mid-America Classic
The Mid-America Classic is the rivalry game between the Illinois State and Eastern Illinois. The rivalry began in 1901 and is the oldest in the state of Illinois. The two teams have played 100 times in total, with Illinois State holding a 51-40-9 advantage in the all-time series. With the 100th game in the series on the horizon, representatives from both schools met in the spring and developed the Mid-America Classic renaming for the rivalry. The two schools also collaborated on a traveling trophy, which holds plaques with the results of the previous 100 games in the series and has room for results of future games in the series.
Championships
Missouri Valley Football Conference title: 1999, 2014 (Co-Champions), 2015 (Co-Champions)
NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs: 1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015
Bowl Games
NCAA Division I FCS Playoffappearances
Illinois State has made seven appearances in the I-AA/FCS playoffs since 1978.
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
