2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2021 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • C. J. Irvin (2nd season)
  • Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Niekamp (4th season)
MVPs
  • Cole Mueller
  • Jacob Powell
Captains
  • Bryce Jefferson
  • Zeke Vandenburgh
  • JT Bohlken
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
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

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.

Schedule

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

  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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