1984 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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1984 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hancock Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985 →
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –06 –5 –0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 4 –1 –09 –3 –0
Illinois State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
West Texas State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Wichita State 2 –3 –02 –9 –0
Drake 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 0 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Illinois State Redbirds football team was an American football team that represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Otolski, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third out of seven teams in the MVC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Lincoln (MO) *
W 54–05,583 [1]
September 8 Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 35–77,166 [2]
September 15at Western Michigan *
L 14–4110,524 [3]
September 22at No. 3 Indiana State
L 7–1910,213 [4]
September 29 Drake
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 28–012,136 [5]
October 6at Eastern Illinois *
W 34–217,144 [6]
October 20at UCF *
L 24–2811,648 [7]
October 27at Western Illinois *
L 14–282,876 [8]
November 3 Tulsa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 7–289,491 [9]
November 10 Marshall *
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 3–10 [10]
November 17at Wichita State
W 17–01,100 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "ISU pummels Lincoln, 54–0". The Pantagraph. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Unbeaten Illinois State pounds S. Illinois 35–7". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Spielmaker Burns Illinois State with 8 catches as Western rolls". The Grand Rapids Press. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Indiana State triumphs". The Times. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Illinois State tops Drake". Tulsa World. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Illinois State 34, Eastern Illinois 21". The Dispatch. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Central Florida rallies to upset ISU, 28–24". The Pantagraph. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "First half proves costly in ISU loss". The Pantagraph. October 28, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "TU rides Kelley, Gordon past Illinois State, 28–7". Tulsa World. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Marshall wins 10–3". Herald and Review. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "ISU blanks Wichita State to close on high note". The Pantagraph. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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