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Image courtesy of Illinois State athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football moves to 7-2 for the first time since 2015 after a 21-point second half soared them to a 35-14 win over Murray State. ISU led by a score going into the final 15 minutes, but two turnovers from the Redbird defense put the […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics Illinois State football defeated Indiana State 17-10 Saturday at Hancock Stadium, improving to 6-2 overall and 2-2 in Missouri Valley Football Conference play after a strong defensive performance helped the Redbirds hold off the Sycamores. The Redbirds overcame an early deficit and an inconsistent offensive showing to earn the […]
Photo courtesy of Illinois State Athletics Illinois State football will return to Hancock Stadium on Saturday to face Indiana State for Homecoming, looking to build on its first Missouri Valley Football Conference win of the season. The No. 10 Redbirds enter the matchup with a 5-2 overall record and a 1-2 mark in conference play […]
Photo Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics After suffering its first loss of the season last week, Illinois State football returns home Saturday for one of its biggest tests of the season. The No. 10 Redbirds will host No. 2 South Dakota State at 6 p.m. at Hancock Stadium in a matchup between two of the […]
Image courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — No. 4 Illinois State football will face its biggest challenge of the season Saturday when it travels to DeKalb to take on Northern Illinois at 6 p.m. at Huskie Stadium. The Redbirds enter the matchup 2-0 after opening the season with dominant wins over St. Francis and […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football will hope to carry over the success of Saturday’s game against Saint Francis (Ill.) tonight in Macomb against Western Illinois. The matchup will mark the 108th all-time meeting between the two schools, following a 51-34 ISU victory over the Leathernecks on Sept. 14, 2025, in Normal. The Redbirds will […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — Since 2000, the Illinois State football team had not seen a scoreboard light up quite like this. The Redbirds defeated St. Francis 76-0 Saturday, setting a stadium record for points at Hancock Stadium. After emerging as one of the Redbird’s standout players in last season’s playoff […]
NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State football’s cinderella run to the FCS national championship ended in heartbreak Monday night, as the Redbirds fell 35–34 to Montana State in overtime, the first title game in the FCS’ 48-year history to be decided beyond regulation. The Redbirds, who entered the FCS playoffs unranked and have been road underdogs throughout […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football travels to Villanova Stadium to battle No. 12 Villanova at noon on Saturday for a spot in the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship Game. The Redbirds have not been in the semi-finals since 2014, when they beat the University of New Hampshire and […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics. NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbird football team delivered its most impressive and complete game of the season Saturday night. They knocked off No. 8-ranked UC Davis 42-31 at UC Davis Health Stadium to earn a spot in the FCS semifinals for the first time since 2014. The […]