Author: Jason Zaehler
IMAGE COURTESY OF REDBIRD ATHLETICS NORMAL, Ill. – Following the Bradley Pink Classic and the Missouri Valley Championships, the men’s and women’s Redbird cross country teams look to fly into Stillwater, Oklahoma, for NCAA Regionals. The team has performed beyond expectations with a new young core of runners following the departure and graduation of several […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – In their return to Jay and Lori Bergman Field at Hancock Stadium, the 17th-ranked Illinois State Redbirds dealt the Northern Iowa Panthers a 31–16 loss. Illinois State’s offense looked in rhythm hm, and their defense remained solid throughout the entire game, delivering the Redbirds their 6th win […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Football NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds will look to avenge one top 25 matchup loss with this week’s matchup against number 21-ranked South Dakota. Number 18th-ranked Illinois state travels into the Dakota Dome in Vermillion, South Dakota, looking to crawl their way back into a playoff position. Their […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds traveled to Murray State Saturday to beat the Racers 46 – 32, bouncing back from their loss to North Dakota State. The number nine-ranked Redbirds currently (4-2, 1-1 MVFC) took the impressive win over a struggling Murray State team (0-6, 0-2 MVFC). After […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Cross Country NORMAL, Ill. – Friday Morning, the Illinois State Redbird Cross Country teams raced at the Gans Creek Classic held in Columbia, Missouri. This Invite saw the Redbirds face a tough field that included running powerhouses like the Big Ten’s Ohio State and UCLA, and the Big Twelves Texas […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Football NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State will kick off its 2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference play this weekend, inviting in 2024 national champion and No. 1 ranked North Dakota State University into Hancock Stadium for a top ten-ranked matchup. The game looks to be another rematch of the 2015 FCS […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds defeated the North Alabama Lions 38-36 in a gritty double overtime win which saw an incredible comeback staged by the unranked Lions against the number four ranked Redbirds. In the last of non-conference play for Illinois stat, the redbirds found themselves in a dreary six-hour long game highlighted […]
NORMAL, Ill – Illinois State Cross Country wrapped up their first two races of the season with both men’s and women’s teams taking fourth at the Fighting Illini Invitational in Champaign Friday the 29th, and the Redbird Invite September 12th, where the Redbird Men finished 2nd as a team in the 8K, and women took […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State University will travel to Charleston, Illinois this Saturday to face the 1-1 Eastern Illinois Panthers in the 113th meeting between the two programs. The Redbirds lead the all-time rivalry with 60 wins to the Panthers 43. The teams have tied 9 times in the Mid-America Classic and last year ISU […]
NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds bounced back from their week one loss to Oklahoma by an impressive home opener win against Morehead State, beating the Eagles 41-13. Quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse would sit out the first 25 minutes of the game leaving freshman Quarterback Beckham Pellant to start, going 4 for 9 for 61 with one […]