2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2016 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Beathard
Defensive coordinator	Spence Nowinsky
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium (Capacity: 13,391)

2016 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Dakota State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Western Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Youngstown State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team represent Illinois State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by eighth-year head coach Brock Spack and play their home games at Hancock Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3		Valparaiso*		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL
September 10		at Northwestern*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
September 17		Eastern Illinois*		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)
September 24		Indiana State		Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
October 1		at North State		Fargodome • Fargo, ND
October 8		Youngstown State		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL
October 15		Southern Illinois		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL
October 22		at South Dakota		DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD
October 29		South Dakota State		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL
November 5		at Western Illinois		Hanson Field • Macomb, IL
November 12		Missouri State		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	1948	ILST, 16–14

@ Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2010	NW, 37–3

Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
54–40–9	2015	ILST, 34–31 ^OT

@ Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–29–2	2015	ILST, 27–24

@ North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Bison	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2014 FCS Playoffs	NDSU, 29–27

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–12	2015	ILST, 31–29

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–40–3	2015	ILST, 42–21

@ South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	2015	ILST, 46–0

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2015	SDSU, 25–20

@ Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0
Salukis	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
45–50–3	2015 FCS Playoffs	ILST, 36–19

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–16–1	2015	ILST, 38–2

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS
Coaches

References