2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season

2001 Illinois State Redbirds football

Conference| Gateway Football Conference
Record| 2–9 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach|

* Denver Johnson (2nd season)

MVP| Boomer Grigsby, Willie Watts
Home stadium| Hancock Stadium

Seasons

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2002 ->

2001 Gateway Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 15 Youngstown State |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Western Illinois |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Southwest Missouri State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Indiana State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Illinois State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Southern Illinois |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a record of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Gateway.[1]

## Schedule

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August 30| at Western Michigan*| No. 16|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| L 7–48| 33,976| [2]
September 8| at Murray State*| No. 21|

* Roy Stewart Stadium
* Murray, KY

| L 17–32| 2,661| [3]
September 15| No. 11 Eastern Illinois*| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

|  Canceled| | [4]
September 22| Southeast Missouri State*| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| L 33–38| 7,027| [5]
September 29| No. 19 Southwest Texas State*| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| L 13–20| 12,461| [6]
October 6| at Southern Illinois| |

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 17–23| 9,830| [7]
October 13| No. 14 Western Illinois| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| L 23–33| 6,777| [8]
October 20| at No. 5 Youngstown State| |

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| L 30–44| 19,171| [9]
October 27| No. 11 Northern Iowa| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| W 42–14| 10,173| [10]
November 3| No. 7 Western Kentucky| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| L 14–58| 6,493| [11]
November 10| Indiana State| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| W 31–17| 5,669| [12]
November 17| at Southwest Missouri State| |

* Plaster Sports Complex
* Springfield

| L 31–48| 5,540| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 67. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
2. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (August 31, 2001). "W. Michigan airs it out on ISU". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Childress leads Racers past Illinois State, 32-17". Messenger-Inquirer. Associated Press. September 9, 2001. p. 3B. Retrieved December 7, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 15, 2001). "Redbirds return to 11 games". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 23, 2001). "ISU stunned again". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 30, 2001). "Not a month to remember". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 7, 2001). "ISU still can't earn first win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 14, 2001). "Nothing special about this ISU loss". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 21, 2001). "Redbirds can't kick losing habit". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 28, 2001). "Bumbling, stumbling". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Herbst, Rob (November 4, 2001). "WKU explodes against ISU". Park City Daily News. p. 1B. Retrieved December 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 11, 2001). "Watts provides electricity for ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (November 18, 2001). "Football Bears finish on a strong note". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved December 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Illinois State Redbirds football

Venues|

* Hancock Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Eastern Illinois: Mid-America Classic

Culture & lore|

* Reggie Redbird
* "Go, You Redbirds"

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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