Redbird Football
Image courtesy of Illinois State football. NORMAL, Ill. — The defense of Illinois State University could not keep up with the powerhouse of No.2 South Dakota State’s offense, and the Redbirds fell 31-14 to their Missouri Valley Football Conference rival on Saturday night. The defense was not the only area of struggle for ISU, as […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. — The Redbird swim and dive team hosted the Quincy Hawks for its first meet of the season on Friday, Oct. 2, at Horton Pool. Kicking off the 2026-27 season with a 187-69 victory, the Redbirds took home 14 event victories and two relay wins, with seven […]
Photo courtesy off of Illinois State Athletics CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Illinois State football’s perfect start came to an end Saturday as Northern Iowa handed the No. 3 Redbirds their first loss of the season, 28-21, in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener at the UNI-Dome. ISU entered the matchup 4-0 after a strong non […]
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 […]
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 Athletics NORMAL, Ill. -Illinois State punched its ticket to Nashville in emphatic fashion, rolling to a 30–14 victory in the FCS semifinals over Villanova. After truly embracing the road warrior mentality and winning 4 games on the road, the Redbirds have done everything necessary to earn a spot in the […]
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 […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State football. NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State football turned the horns down and defeated No. 1 ranked North Dakota State University 29-28 in the second-round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs on Saturday. The Redbirds marched into the Fargodome and ended the Bison’s 20 home-game win streak with under one minute […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. –The Illinois State Redbirds delivered one of their most complete performances of the 2025 season on Saturday with a 21–3 win over Southeastern Louisiana. A dominant defensive effort and well-timed offensive execution helped the Redbirds secure a first-round FCS playoff victory and improve to 6-0 on the […]