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2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team
2015 Illinois State Redbirds football
Missouri Valley Football Conference No. 5 No. 5 10–3 (7–1 MVFC) Brock Spack (7th season) Kurt Beathard (2nd season) Spence Nowinsky (2nd season) Marshaun Coprich Pat Meehan Dalton Keene Tre Roberson Pat Meehan Soniel Estime Hancock Stadium
The 2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by seventh-year head coach Brock Spack , the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with North Dakota State for the second consecutive season. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Redbirds defeated Western Illinois in the second round, before losing to Richmond in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 11:00 am at Iowa* No. 2 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA BTN L 14–31 59,450 September 12 6:30 pm Morgan State* No. 4 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL CSN+/ESPN3 W 67–14 13,391 September 19 6:00 pm at Eastern Illinois* No. 5 O'Brien StadiumCharleston, IL (Mid-America Classic) WMBD W 34–31 OT 8,104 October 3 12:00 pm No. 7 Northern Iowa No. 4 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL MVC TV/ESPN3 W 21–13 13,391 October 10 6:00 pm at No. 9 Youngstown State No. 4 Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH ESPN3 W 31–29 17,715 October 17 2:00 pm at Missouri State No. 4 Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO ESPN3 W 38–2 14,212 October 24 2:00 pm No. 20 Western Illinois No. 3 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL CSNC/ESPN3 W 48–28 13,391 October 31 12:00 pm No. 21 Indiana State No. 3 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL CSNC/ESPN3 W 27–24 7,498 November 7 2:00 pm at No. 11 South Dakota State No. 2 Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD ESPN3 L 20–25 9,081 November 14 2:00 pm at Southern Illinois No. 6 Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL MVC TV/ESPN3 W 42–21 6,388 November 21 12:00 pm South Dakota No. 6 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL CSNC/ESPN3 W 46–0 5,210 December 5 1:00 pm Western Illinois* No. 4 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL (NCAA Division I Second Round) ESPN3 W 36–19 6,124 December 11 6:30 pm No. 12 Richmond* No. 4 Hancock StadiumNormal, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) ESPN3 L 27–39 5,356 *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time
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#2 Redbirds 0 0 0 14 14 Hawkeyes 7 10 7 7 31
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Bears 0 7 7 0 14 #4 Redbirds 22 14 21 10 67
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#5 Redbirds 10 14 0 7 3 34 Panthers 14 7 0 10 0 31
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#7 Panthers 0 7 3 3 13 #4 Redbirds 0 0 7 14 21
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#4 Redbirds 7 7 3 14 31 #9 Penguins 6 3 3 17 29
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#4 Redbirds 14 17 7 0 38 Bears 0 0 0 2 2
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#20 Leathernecks 7 14 7 0 28 #3 Redbirds 14 7 14 13 48
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#21 Sycamores 0 21 3 0 24 #3 Redbirds 2 7 7 11 27
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#2 Redbirds 7 0 7 6 20 #11 Jackrabbits 0 13 6 6 25
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#6 Redbirds 0 14 21 7 42 Salukis 0 21 0 0 21
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Coyotes 0 0 0 0 0 #6 Redbirds 3 20 13 10 46
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Leathernecks 3 3 6 7 19 #4 Redbirds 7 0 8 21 36
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#12 Spiders 10 9 6 14 39 #4 Redbirds 0 7 7 13 27
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