2019 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Beathard (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Niekamp (2nd season)
MVPTy DeForest, James Robinson
CaptainBrady Davis, Luther Kirk, JT Bohlken
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 –0   16 –0  
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2   10 –5  
No. 7 Illinois State ^  5 –3   10 –5  
No. 10 South Dakota State ^  5 –3   8 –5  
Southern Illinois  5 –3   7 –5  
South Dakota  4 –4   5 –7  
Indiana State  3 –5   5 –7  
Youngstown State  2 –6   6 –6  
Missouri State  1 –7   1 –10  
Western Illinois  1 –7   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 10–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds beat Southeast Missouri State in the first round and Central Arkansas in the second round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Preseason

MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Redbirds were predicted to finish in third place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1North Dakota State392 (32)
2South Dakota State348 (4)
3Illinois State289 (3)
4Indiana State279 (1)
5Northern Iowa266
6South Dakota176
7Youngstown State153
8Western Illinois128
9Southern Illinois89
10Missouri State80

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Redbirds had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois* No. 15
ESPN+ L 10–24 14,568
September 7 6:30 p.m. Morehead State* No. 16
NBCS CHIC+/ESPN+ W 42–14 11,256
September 14 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois* No. 13
ESPN+ W 21–3 6,119
September 21 6:30 p.m. Northern Arizona* No. 15
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
 ESPN+ W 40–27 9,891
October 5 12:00 p.m. No. 1 North Dakota State No. 10
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
 NBCS CHIC/ESPN+ L 3–37 13,391
October 12 6:00 p.m. at Southern Illinois No. 14
ESPN3 W 21–7 5,525
October 19 1:00 p.m. at Western Illinois No. 11
ESPN+ W 28–14 2,984
October 26 2:00 p.m. Indiana Statedagger No. 8
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
 ESPN3 W 24–7 8,510
November 2 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Northern Iowa No. 7
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
 NBCS CHIC L 10–27 6,705
November 9 2:00 p.m. at No. 4 South Dakota State No. 11
ESPN+ W 27–18 7,211
November 16 12:00 p.m. Missouri State No. 7
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
 NBCS CHIC/ESPN+ W 17–12 5,701
November 23 11:00 a.m. at Youngstown State No. 7
ESPN+ L 3–21 9,190
November 30 1:00 p.m. at No. 12 Southeast Missouri State* No. 13
ESPN3 W 24–6 3,274
December 7 2:00 p.m. at No. 9 Central Arkansas* No. 13
ESPN3 W 24–14 5,127
December 14 11:00 a.m. at No. 1 North Dakota State* No. 13
ESPN L 3–9 14,132
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4]

Game summaries

At Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Redbirds 0 3 0 7 10
Huskies 3 0 7 14 24

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 7 7 14
No. 16 Redbirds 21 14 0 7 42

At Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Redbirds 7 7 7 0 21
Panthers 0 3 0 0 3

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 14 7 0 6 27
No. 15 Redbirds 10 13 14 3 40

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 16 7 7 7 37
No. 10 Redbirds 3 0 0 0 3

At Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Redbirds 7 7 7 0 21
Salukis 0 0 7 0 7

At Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Redbirds 7 7 0 14 28
Leathernecks 0 0 7 7 14

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 0 7 0 0 7
No. 8 Redbirds 0 7 3 14 24

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Panthers 7 7 0 13 27
No. 7 Redbirds 0 7 3 0 10

At South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Redbirds 7 3 3 14 27
No. 4 Jackrabbits 3 8 7 0 18

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 6 3 0 3 12
No. 7 Redbirds 7 7 0 3 17

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Redbirds 0 3 0 0 3
Penguins 7 7 0 7 21

At Southeast Missouri State—NCAA Division I First Round

The Redbirds were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Southeast Missouri State.[5]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Redbirds 14 7 0 3 24
No. 12 Redhawks 3 0 0 3 6

At Central Arkansas—NCAA Division I Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Redbirds 0 21 0 3 24
No. 9 Bears 0 7 0 7 14

At North Dakota State—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Redbirds 0
No. 1 Bison 0

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS1516131514101411871177137
Coaches13161310861310771286147

References

  1. ↑ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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