2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season

2016 Illinois State Redbirds football

NCAA Division I First Round, L 24–31 vs. Central Arkansas

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record| 6–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Brock Spack (8th season)

Co-offensive coordinator| Dan Clark (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Billy Dicken (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Spence Nowinsky (3rd season)
MVP| Mark Spelman, Alejandro Rivera, Dalton Keene
Captain| Mark Spelman, Alec Kocour, Cole Bumpus
Home stadium| Hancock Stadium

Seasons

<- 2015

2017 ->

2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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No. 3 North Dakota State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 6 South Dakota State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 4  |
Illinois State ^  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Northern Iowa |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Western Illinois |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
South Dakota |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Indiana State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Missouri State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Southern Illinois |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place the MVFC. For the third straight season, Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds lost in the first round to Central Arkansas. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

## Schedule

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September 3| 6:00 pm| Valparaiso*| No. 10|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| ESPN3| W 50–13| 10,026
September 10| 2:30 pm| at Northwestern*| No. 10|

* Ryan Field
* Evanston, IL

| BTN| W 9–7| 30,748
September 17| 2:00 pm| Eastern Illinois*| No. 5|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)

| CSN CH| L 21–24| 13,391
September 24| 2:00 pm| Indiana State| No. 9|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| ESPN3| L 31–34| 6,561
October 1| 1:00 pm| at No. 1 North Dakota State| No. 18|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| ESPN3| L 10–31| 18,907
October 8| 2:00 pm| No. 15 Youngstown State| No. 23|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| CSN CH| L 6–20| 12,570
October 15| 6:00 pm| Southern Illinois| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| CSN CH| W 31–28| 10,211
October 22| 2:00 pm| at South Dakota| |

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| ESPN3| L 24–27| 7,416
October 29| 2:00 pm| No. 7 South Dakota State| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| CSN CH| W 38–21| 7,595
November 5| 1:00 pm| at No. 12 Western Illinois| |

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN3| W 31–26| 3,589
November 12| 12:00 pm| Missouri State| |

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| ESPN3| W 37–0| 7,144
November 26| 2:00 pm| at No. 14 Central Arkansas*| |

* Estes Stadium
* Conway, AR (NCAA Division I First Round)

| ESPN3| L 24–31| 3,165

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries

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### Valparaiso

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Crusaders  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 3 | 13
#10 Redbirds | 7  | 27  | 9  | 7 | 50

See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

### @ Northwestern

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#10 Redbirds | 0  | 6  | 0  | 3 | 9
Wildcats  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7

See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The Redbirds beat the Wildcats 9–7. The win came on an Illinois State field goal as time expired. This was ISU's first-ever victory over a Big Ten team.[3][4]

### Eastern Illinois

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Panthers | 3  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 24
#5 Redbirds  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 14 | 21

See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team and Mid-America Classic

### @ Indiana State

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#9 Redbirds  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 17 | 31
Sycamores | 7  | 10  | 7  | 10 | 34

See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

### @ North Dakota State

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#18 Redbirds  | 3  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 10
#1 Bison | 7  | 21  | 3  | 0 | 31

See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

### Youngstown State

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#15 Penguins | 0  | 3  | 0  | 17 | 20
#23 Redbirds  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 0 | 6

See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

### Southern Illinois

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Salukis  | 10  | 0  | 11  | 7 | 28
Redbirds | 7  | 7  | 14  | 3 | 31

See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

### @ South Dakota

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Redbirds  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 24
Coyotes | 17  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 27

See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

### South Dakota State

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#7 Jackrabbits  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 21
Redbirds | 14  | 14  | 0  | 10 | 38

See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

### @ Western Illinois

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Redbirds | 14  | 7  | 7  | 3 | 31
#12 Leathernecks  | 0  | 16  | 3  | 7 | 26

See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

### Missouri State

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Bears  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
Redbirds | 3  | 14  | 17  | 3 | 37

See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

### Central Arkansas—NCAA Division I First Round

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Redbirds  | 10  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 24
#14 Bears | 0  | 7  | 0  | 24 | 31

See also: 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

## Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| Final
STATS FCS| 10| 10| 5| 9| 18| 23| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV|
Coaches| 8| 9| 5| 12| 20| 23| RV| RV| —| RV| RV| 25| RV|

## References

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1. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
2. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
3. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 10, 2016). "ISU Upsets Northwestern with Game-Winning Field Goal". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
4. ^ Helfgot, Mike (September 10, 2016). "Illinois State Topples Northwestern 9-7 on Field Goal as Time Expires". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

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* Hancock Stadium (1963–present)

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* Eastern Illinois: Mid-America Classic

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* Reggie Redbird
* "Go, You Redbirds"

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