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2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 6–5 and a record of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway.[1]

2002 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPBoomer Grigsby, Mike Souza
CaptainVito Golson, Boomer Grigsby, Jon Laurenti, Ray Robinson
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^   6 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 5 Western Illinois +^   6 – 1     11 – 2  
Youngstown State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Illinois State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Indiana State   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Northern Iowa   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   2 – 5     4 – 8  
Southwest Missouri State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Purdue*
L 10–5147,701[2]
September 7Quincy (IL)*
W 55–108,234[3]
September 21Murray State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 24–237,674[4]
September 28at No. 13 Eastern Illinois*
L 10–4510,731[5]
October 5Southwest Missouri State 
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 30–2010,283[6]
October 12at No. 13 Western Illinois
L 17–2210,113[7]
October 19No. 25 Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 35–1412,415[8]
October 26at No. 17 Northern Iowa
W 31–209,241[9]
November 2at No. 22 Western KentuckyNo. 25
L 0–95,600[10]
November 9Youngstown State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 17–246,458[11]
November 16at Indiana State
W 20–122,652[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 67. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Kubat, Tom (September 1, 2002). "Redbirds easy prey for Boilers". Journal and Courier. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 8, 2002). "ISU blasts Quincy". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 22, 2002). "ISU shows toughness". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Panthers dominate Redbirds in record win". Herald & Review. September 29, 2002. p. C7. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 6, 2002). "ISU rides second-quarter surge". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 13, 2002). "W. Illinois holds off Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 20, 2002). "Souza, ISU secure impressive win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Gremmels, Jon (October 27, 2002). "Late-game rally hands Panthers another setback". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Brown, C. L. (November 3, 2002). "Defense dominates in Western's 9-0 win". The Courier-Journal. p. C9. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 10, 2002). "Youngstown State turns game into fourth-and-victory over ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Redbirds shut down Sycamores in 2nd half to prevail". The Indianapolis Star. November 17, 2002. p. C12. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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