Illinois State Football
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 […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football kicks off its season campaign against St. Francis (IL) at 6 p.m. on Aug. 29 at Hancock Stadium. The Redbirds are coming off a strong 2025 season where they fell short in the Football Championship Subdivision national title game to Montana State 35-34 […]
Image courtesy of WGLT Illinois State athletics capped what Director of Athletics Dr. Jeri Beggs described as “arguably, one of the best years of Redbird Athletics ever,” with success extending beyond competition into academics, fundraising and community engagement. The Redbirds won three conference championships and captured the Missouri Valley Conference All-Sport Trophy for the second […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Coming off a Week 1 loss against a highly touted and nationally ranked (FBS) Oklahoma squad, the Redbirds are happy to be back home and fully healthy. Illinois State Football is looking to bounce back from a 35-3 loss to the 18th ranked Oklahoma Sooners, but Coach Brock Spack is happy to […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Coach Spack stepped up the microphone prior to a huge matchup in the second round of the FCS D1 Football Playoffs against the Aggies from UC Davis. The #5 seeded Aggies were off last week with a first-round playoff bye, but the Birds were in action against […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – The Redbirds approach the final week of the regular season with high hopes for the playoffs, but they still have one more opponent to take care of before worrying about the Postseason. Following a 31-19 victory over Indiana State, Coach Spack embraced the microphone after dominating […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State football hit the road to Indiana to take on the Indiana State Sycamores. In the first quarter, the Sycamores were the first team to score points with a rushing touchdown, and they led 7-0 at the end of the quarter. The second quarter saw the […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Coming off a big road victory over the UNI Panthers 31-9, Coach Spack approached the microphone with some confidence. The Redbirds are 4-1 in their last 5 games and are currently on a 3-game winning streak heading into the second to last week of the regular season. […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Coming off a big road win over Murray State, Coach Spack made his way to the podium for his Tuesday Press Conference. Spack first talked about how well the team has been practicing, today especially, but specifically all year. The Redbirds are coming off a 40-32 […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. .- Following a big loss last week, Illinois State Redbird Football traveled to the Roy Stewart Stadium to take on the Murray State Racers. The Redbirds hit the ground running early in this game, with a rushing touchdown from quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse, to go up by a […]