Illinois State Redbirds football
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| First season | 1887 | ||
| Head coach |
Brock Spack 9th year, 62–35 (.639) |
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| Other staff | Billy Dicken (OC) Dan Clark (OC) Spencer Nowinsky (DC) |
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| Stadium | Hancock Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 13,391 | ||
| Location | Normal, Illinois | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference | ||
| All-time record | 451–510–68 (.471) | ||
| Bowl record | 0–0 (–) | ||
| Conference titles | 3 | ||
| Colors | Red and White |
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| Website | goredbirds.com | ||
The Illinois State Redbird 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.
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 105 times in total, with Illinois State holding a 54-42-9 advantage in the all-time series. With the 100th game in the series approaching, representatives from both schools met in the spring prior and developed the Mid-America Classic moniker, 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.
Missouri Valley Football Conference title: 1999, 2014 (Co-Champions), 2015 (Co-Champions)
NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs: 1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Bowl Games
Illinois State has made seven appearances in the I-AA/FCS playoffs since 1978.
Notable alumni include:
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