1996 Illinois State Redbirds football team

1996 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record3–8 (0–5 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
1996 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^   5 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 10 Western Illinois ^   3 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 21 Southwest Missouri State   3 – 2     7 – 4  
Indiana State   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Southern Illinois   1 – 4     5 – 6  
Illinois State   0 – 5     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Todd Berry, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the GFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29at Buffalo*
L 35–418,291[1]
September 7at North Texas*
L 14–2015,617[2]
September 14Southeast Missouri State*
W 29–07,688[3]
September 21Youngstown State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 31–28 2OT7,020[4]
September 28Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 35–3811,630[5]
October 12at No. 3 Northern Iowa
L 10–4714,522[6]
October 19at No. 23 Indiana State
L 7–237,049[7]
October 26No. 9 Southwest Missouri State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 13–249,552[8]
November 2at UCF*
L 15–4217,639[9]
November 9at No. 10 Western Illinois
L 11–285,714[10]
November 16Tennessee Tech*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 26–154,588[11]

References

  1. ^ "UB holds on for high-scoring win". The Buffalo News. August 30, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UNT holds off Illinois St. after impressive first half". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU sacks SE Mo". The Daily Herald. September 15, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ISU tips Youngstown in 2 overtimes". The Pantagraph. September 22, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 29, 1996). "Bonner powers Southern by ISU". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Panthers romp in Gateway opener". The Courier. October 13, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Redbirds stopped, dropped". The Pantagraph. October 20, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ISU threatens Southwest, then stumbles again". The Pantagraph. October 27, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Illinois State latest I-AA victim for Central Florida". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 3, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Leathernecks set up showdown with UNI". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Associated Press. November 10, 1996. p. D3. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hagman, ISU seniors go out with win". The Pantagraph. November 17, 1996. Retrieved January 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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