Missouri Valley Conference
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 […]
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 Redbird Athletics The Illinois State Men’s Basketball team kept the momentum rolling as they defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers last night by a score of 81-73. This is the Redbirds third win in a row and their first win against the Panthers since December 31st, 2019. Coach Ryan Pedon’s squad is starting […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com ST. LOUIS – The Illinois State Redbirds are set to face the Indiana State Sycamores in the first round of the MVC Tournament on Thursday night in a 6 p.m. tip-off at the Enterprise Center. Here’s what you need to know about the opening Missouri Valley tournament game in the nation’s […]
Photo Courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – Despite a second half comeback for the Birds, it was not enough to prevail against Missouri State as Illinois State fell against MSU with a final score of 75-69. “I just wanna give Missouri State a ton of credit,” said Head Coach Kristen Gillespie. “Offensively that first half […]
NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State athletic director Kyle Brennan announced Sunday that Dan Muller will not return as men’s basketball coach after the conclusion of this season. He’ll remain as coach through the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Muller, a former two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Year for the Redbirds, is in his 10th season […]
Photo courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team has crafted a knack for overcoming big deficits this season. They did exactly that Wednesday night, as the Redbirds rallied from nine down with 4:14 to play in the game to force overtime and then out-score Missouri State 15-10 in extra time to […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.- For the third time in four years, the Illinois State Volleyball team captured the Missouri Valley Conference title as they defeated Loyola three sets to two. The Redbirds got off to a slow start in the first set as they trailed early committing six errors to go along with […]
Photo Courtesy of goredbirds.com CHICAGO, Ill.- Despite a career night from Sophomore Tamara Otene, the Illinois State volleyball team fell to the Loyola Ramblers in four-sets. “In set one, it was more indicative that they got the better part of us,” said Redbirds Head Coach Leah Johnson. “We just did not make good adjustments, and […]