Victor Dawson
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 […]
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. – 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.-November has been very welcoming to the Redbirds over the last two years, with Illinois State going 8-0 in the month, including playoff games. Most recently, the Redbirds traveled to South Dakota to face the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State, one of the premier programs in the FCS […]
Image Courtesy of Indiana State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State football is coming off a road victory over Indiana State, increasing its win streak to three games — the second time this season. After a stellar performance in all three phases, the Redbirds will look to extend their streak with a big road test […]
Image courtesy of Illinois State Football. NORMAL, Ill.- Illinois State football earned its third win in a row on Saturday against Indiana State, 52-20. The Redbird offense put on a show with its highest-scoring game of the season. ISU took control early with a 2-yard touchdown by Max Ziebarth after a pass from Tommy Rittenhouse. […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. -Illinois State is coming off back-to-back wins over conference opponents and is looking to make it three in a row. The Redbirds are fresh off a road win against South Dakota and a home victory over Northern Iowa last weekend, improving their record to 6-3. They’ll look to […]
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 […]