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2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

2021 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorC. J. Irvin (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGhaali Muhammad-Lankford (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Niekamp (4th season)
MVPCole Mueller, Jacob Powell
CaptainBryce Jefferson, Zeke Vandenburgh, JT Bohlken
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 14 Missouri State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 18 South Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 4 South Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Indiana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
North Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Western Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Illinois State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Youngstown State   2 – 6     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:30 p.m.Butler*
Marquee / ESPN3W 49–78,148
September 114:00 p.m.at Western Michigan*
ESPN3L 0–2818,122
September 186:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois*
ESPN+W 31–246,424
September 252:00 pmat No. 7 Southern Illinois
ESPN+L 17–358,618
October 21:00 p.m.No. 16 Missouri State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
Marquee / ESPN+L 20–410
October 162:00 p.m.No. 3 North Dakota State 
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
Marquee / ESPN+L 0–2012,416
October 231:00 p.m.at No. 15 South Dakota
ESPN+W 20–145,415
October 303:00 p.m.at Western Illinois
ESPN3L 31–382,118
November 612:00 p.m.No. 13 Northern Iowa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
Marquee / ESPN+W 17–10 OT6,000
November 132:00 p.m.at North Dakota
ESPN+L 7–146,141
November 2012:00 p.m.Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
Marquee / ESPN+L 10-152,890
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References edit

  1. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.


 

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