2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season

2021 Illinois State Redbirds football

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record| 4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Brock Spack (13th season)

Co-offensive coordinator| C. J. Irvin (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Travis Niekamp (4th season)
MVP| Cole Mueller, Jacob Powell
Captain| Bryce Jefferson, Zeke Vandenburgh, JT Bohlken
Home stadium| Hancock Stadium

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 4| 6:30 p.m.| Butler*|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| Marquee / ESPN3| W 49–7| 8,148
September 11| 4:00 p.m.| at Western Michigan*|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| ESPN3| L 0–28| 18,122
September 18| 6:00 p.m.| at Eastern Illinois*|

* O'Brien Field
* Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic)

| ESPN+| W 31–24| 6,424
September 25| 2:00 pm| at No. 7 Southern Illinois|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| ESPN+| L 17–35| 8,618
October 2| 1:00 p.m.| No. 16 Missouri State|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| Marquee / ESPN+| L 20–41| 0
October 16| 2:00 p.m.| No. 3 North Dakota State|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| Marquee / ESPN+| L 0–20| 12,416
October 23| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 15 South Dakota|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| ESPN+| W 20–14| 5,415
October 30| 3:00 p.m.| at Western Illinois|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| ESPN3| L 31–38| 2,118
November 6| 12:00 p.m.| No. 13 Northern Iowa|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| Marquee / ESPN+| W 17–10 OT| 6,000
November 13| 2:00 p.m.| at North Dakota|

* Alerus Center
* Grand Forks, ND

| ESPN+| L 7–14| 6,141
November 20| 12:00 p.m.| Indiana State|

* Hancock Stadium
* Normal, IL

| Marquee / ESPN+| L 10-15| 2,890

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

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## References

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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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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

Seasons|

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