2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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2019 Illinois State Redbirds football
Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png
Conference Missouri 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 stadium Hancock Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
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.

Contents

Preseason

MVFC poll

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

Predicted finishTeamVotes (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 State Dagger-14-plain.png 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
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3] [4]

Game summaries

At Northern Illinois

1234Total
No. 15 Redbirds030710
Huskies3071424

Morehead State

1234Total
Eagles007714
No. 16 Redbirds21140742

At Eastern Illinois

1234Total
No. 13 Redbirds777021
Panthers03003

Northern Arizona

1234Total
Lumberjacks1470627
No. 15 Redbirds101314340

North Dakota State

1234Total
No. 1 Bison1677737
No. 10 Redbirds30003

At Southern Illinois

1234Total
No. 14 Redbirds777021
Salukis00707

At Western Illinois

1234Total
No. 11 Redbirds7701428
Leathernecks007714

Indiana State

1234Total
Sycamores07007
No. 8 Redbirds0731424

Northern Iowa

1234Total
No. 9 Panthers7701327
No. 7 Redbirds073010

At South Dakota State

1234Total
No. 11 Redbirds7331427
No. 4 Jackrabbits387018

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears630312
No. 7 Redbirds770317

At Youngstown State

1234Total
No. 7 Redbirds03003
Penguins770721

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]

1234Total
No. 13 Redbirds1470324
No. 12 Redhawks30036

At Central Arkansas—NCAA Division I Second Round

1234Total
No. 13 Redbirds0210324
No. 9 Bears070714

At North Dakota State—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

1234Total
No. 13 Redbirds30003
No. 1 Bison1677737

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS 1516131514101411871177137
Coaches 13161310861310771286147

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