2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2015 Illinois State Redbirds football

MVFC co–champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 27–39 vs. Richmond
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 5
FCS Coaches	No. 5
2015 record	10–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Beathard
Defensive coordinator	Spence Nowinsky
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium (Capacity: 13,391)

2015 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1		13	–	2
#5 Illinois State +^		7	–	1		10	–	3
#8 Northern Iowa ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
#15 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3		8	–	4
Western Illinois ^		5	–	3		7	–	6
Indiana State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Youngstown State		3	–	5		5	–	6
South Dakota		3	–	5		5	–	6
Southern Illinois		2	–	6		3	–	8
Missouri State		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-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 10–3, 7–1 in MVFC play to win a share of the conference title with North Dakota State. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Richmond in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	11:00 AM	at Iowa*	No. 2	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 14–31	59,450
September 12	6:30 PM	Morgan State*	No. 4	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	CSN+/ESPN3	W 67–14	13,391
September 19	6:00 PM	at Eastern Illinois*	No. 5	O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic)	WMBD	W 34–31 ^OT	8,104
October 3	12:00 PM	No. 7 Northern Iowa	No. 4	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	MVC TV/ESPN3	W 21–13	13,391
October 10	6:00 PM	at No. 9 Youngstown State	No. 4	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 31–29	17,715
October 17	2:00 PM	at Missouri State	No. 4	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 38–2	14,212
October 24	2:00 PM	No. 20 Western Illinois	No. 3	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	CSNC/ESPN3	W 48–28	13,391
October 31	12:00 PM	No. 21 Indiana State	No. 3	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	CSNC/ESPN3	W 27–24	7,498
November 7	2:00 PM	at No. 11 South Dakota State	No. 2	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 20–25	9,081
November 14	2:00 PM	at Southern Illinois	No. 6	Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL	MVC TV/ESPN3	W 42–21	6,388
November 21	12:00 PM	South Dakota	No. 6	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	CSNC/ESPN3	W 46–0	5,210
December 5	1:00 PM	Western Illinois*	No. 4	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 36–19	6,124
December 11	6:30 PM	No. 12 Richmond*	No. 4	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 27–39	5,356
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Redbirds	0	0	0	14	14
Hawkeyes	7	10	7	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	7	7	0	14
#4 Redbirds	22	14	21	10	67

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#5 Redbirds	10	14	0	7	3	34
Panthers	14	7	0	10	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53–40–9	2014	ILST, 34–15

Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Panthers	0	7	3	3	13
#4 Redbirds	0	0	7	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–20	2014 FCS Playoffs	ILST, 41–21

@ Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Redbirds	7	7	3	14	31
#9 Penguins	6	3	3	17	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–12	2014	ILST, 35–21

@ Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Redbirds	14	17	7	0	38
Bears	0	0	0	2	2

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–16–1	2014	ILST, 21–7

Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Leathernecks	7	14	7	0	28
#3 Redbirds	14	7	14	13	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
43–50–3	2014	ILST, 37–34

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Sycamores	0	21	3	0	24
#3 Redbirds	2	7	7	11	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–29–2	2014	ILST, 20–18

@ South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Redbirds	7	0	7	6	20
#11 Jackrabbits	0	13	6	6	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2014	ILST, 45–10

@ Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Redbirds	0	14	21	7	42
Salukis	0	21	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
34–40–3	2014	ILST, 44–29

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Redbirds	3	20	13	10	46

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2014	ILST, 45–26

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	3	3	6	7	19
#4 Redbirds	7	0	8	21	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
44–50–3	10/24/2015	ILST, 48–28

Quarterfinals–Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Spiders	10	9	6	14	39
#4 Redbirds	0	7	7	13	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	2 (3)	4 (20)	5 (6)	4 (2)	4 (2)	4 (1)	4 (1)	3 (6)	3 (3)	2 (18)	6	6	4	5
Coaches	2	5 (6)	6 (1)	5	4	4	4	4 (2)	3 (20)	2 (3)	6	6	4	5

References

Illinois State Redbirds football

Venues	Hancock Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Mid-America Classic (Eastern Illinois)

Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2015 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

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Champion – North Dakota State

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