2019_Illinois_State_Redbirds_football_team

2019 Illinois State Redbirds football
2019 Illinois State Redbirds football
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 3–9 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 7
Record	10–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Beathard (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Niekamp (2nd season)
MVP	Ty DeForest, James Robinson
Captain	Brady Davis, Luther Kirk, JT Bohlken
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season

The 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 10–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds beat Southeast Missouri State in the first round and Central Arkansas in the second round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Dakota State	392 (32)
2	South Dakota State	348 (4)
3	Illinois State	289 (3)
4	Indiana State	279 (1)
5	Northern Iowa	266
6	South Dakota	176
7	Youngstown State	153
8	Western Illinois	128
9	Southern Illinois	89
10	Missouri State	80

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*	No. 15	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN+	L 10–24	14,568
September 7	6:30 p.m.	Morehead State*	No. 16	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	NBCS CHIC+/ESPN+	W 42–14	11,256
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois*	No. 13	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic)	ESPN+	W 21–3	6,119
September 21	6:30 p.m.	Northern Arizona*	No. 15	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	W 40–27	9,891
October 5	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 North Dakota State	No. 10	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	NBCS CHIC/ESPN+	L 3–37	13,391
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois	No. 14	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 21–7	5,525
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	No. 11	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 28–14	2,984
October 26	2:00 p.m.	Indiana State	No. 8	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	W 24–7	8,510
November 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Northern Iowa	No. 7	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	NBCS CHIC	L 10–27	6,705
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at No. 4 South Dakota State	No. 11	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	W 27–18	7,211
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Missouri State	No. 7	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	NBCS CHIC/ESPN+	W 17–12	5,701
November 23	11:00 a.m.	at Youngstown State	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 3–21	9,190
November 30	1:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Southeast Missouri State*	No. 13	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 24–6	3,274
December 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Central Arkansas*	No. 13	Estes Stadium Conway, AR (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 24–14	5,127
December 14	11:00 a.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	No. 13	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	L 3–9	14,132
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Redbirds	0	3	0	7	10
Huskies	3	0	7	14	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	7	7	14
No. 16 Redbirds	21	14	0	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Redbirds	7	7	7	0	21
Panthers	0	3	0	0	3

2019_Illinois_State_Redbirds_football_team

2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Preseason

MVFC poll

Preseason All–MVFC team

Schedule

Game summaries

At Northern Illinois

Morehead State

At Eastern Illinois

Northern Arizona

North Dakota State

At Southern Illinois

At Western Illinois

Indiana State

Northern Iowa

At South Dakota State

Missouri State

At Youngstown State

At Southeast Missouri State—NCAA Division I First Round

At Central Arkansas—NCAA Division I Second Round

At North Dakota State—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

Ranking movements

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	8	–	0	16	–	0
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	10	–	5
No. 7 Illinois State ^	5	–	3	10	–	5
No. 10 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
Southern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	5
South Dakota	4	–	4	5	–	7
Indiana State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Youngstown State	2	–	6	6	–	6
Missouri State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Western Illinois	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	15	16	13	15	14	10	14	11	8	7	11	7	7	13	7
Coaches	13	16	13	10	8	6	13	10	7	7	12	8	6	14	7