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2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2016 Illinois State Redbirds football
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Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record 6–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach Brock Spack (8th year)
Offensive coordinator Kurt Beathard
Defensive coordinator Spence Nowinsky
Home stadium Hancock Stadium
(Capacity: 13,391)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 North Dakota State +^   7 1         12 2  
#6 South Dakota State +^   7 1         9 4  
#2 Youngstown State ^   6 2         12 4  
Illinois State ^   4 4         6 6  
Northern Iowa   4 4         5 6  
Western Illinois   3 5         6 5  
South Dakota   3 5         4 7  
Missouri State   2 6         4 7  
Indiana State   2 6         4 7  
Southern Illinois   2 6         4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Central Arkansas in the first round.

The Redbirds beat the Wildcats 9–7. The win came on an Illinois State field goal as time expired. This was ISU's first-ever victory over a Big Ten team.




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