2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team
The 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Central Arkansas in the first round.
| 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 24–31 vs. Central Arkansas | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| 2016 record | 6–6 (4–4 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kurt Beathard |
| Defensive coordinator | Spence Nowinsky |
| Home stadium | Hancock Stadium (Capacity: 13,391) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 South Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 pm | Valparaiso* | No. 10 | ESPN3 | W 50–13 | 10,026 | |
| September 10 | 2:30 pm | at Northwestern* | No. 10 | BTN | W 9–7 | 30,748 | |
| September 17 | 2:00 pm | Eastern Illinois* | No. 5 |
| CSN CH | L 21–24 | 13,391 |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | Indiana State | No. 9 | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 6,561 | |
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | at No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 18 | ESPN3 | L 10–31 | 18,907 | |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | No. 15 Youngstown State | No. 23 |
| CSN CH | L 6–20 | 12,570 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | Southern Illinois |
| CSN CH | W 31–28 | 10,211 | |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | at South Dakota | ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 7,416 | ||
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 South Dakota State |
| CSN CH | W 38–21 | 7,595 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | at No. 12 Western Illinois | ESPN3 | W 31–26 | 3,589 | ||
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | Missouri State |
| ESPN3 | W 37–0 | 7,144 | |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | at No. 14 Central Arkansas* | ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 3,165 | ||
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Game summaries
Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| #10 Redbirds | 7 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 50 |
@ Northwestern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #10 Redbirds | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
The Redbirds beat the Wildcats 9–7. The win came on an Illinois State field goal as time expired. This was ISU's first-ever victory over a Big Ten team.[1][2]
Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| #5 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
@ Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #9 Redbirds | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| Sycamores | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
@ North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #18 Redbirds | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #1 Bison | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #15 Penguins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
| #23 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 10 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
@ South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Redbirds | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Coyotes | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #7 Jackrabbits | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Redbirds | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
@ Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| #12 Leathernecks | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Redbirds | 3 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
FCS Playoffs
First Round–Central Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Redbirds | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| #14 Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| Coaches | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | 25 | RV | ||||||||
References
- Reinhardt, Randy (September 10, 2016). "ISU Upsets Northwestern with Game-Winning Field Goal". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- Helfgot, Mike (September 10, 2016). "Illinois State Topples Northwestern 9-7 on Field Goal as Time Expires". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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