2020 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2020 Illinois State Redbirds football team will represent Illinois State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by twelfth-year head coach Brock Spack and play their home games at Hancock Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

2020 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Beathard (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Niekamp (3rd season)
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
(Capacity: 13,391)
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Dakota State   –     1 –0  
Southern Illinois   –     1 –0  
Illinois State   –      –  
North Dakota   –      –  
Northern Iowa   –      –  
South Dakota   –      –  
South Dakota State   –      –  
Western Illinois   –      –  
Youngstown State   –      –  
Missouri State   –     0 –3  
As of January 30, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The Redbirds finished the 2019 season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Southeast Missouri State and Central Arkansas to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Dakota State.

Schedule

Illinois State released their full schedule on July 15, 2019.[1]

The Redbirds football team had non-conference games scheduled at Illinois on September 4, versus Eastern Illinois on September 12, and versus Dixie State on November 21. All were canceled prior to the scheduled start of the 2020 season.[2][3][4]

The original revised conference schedule was as follows:

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 at Northern Iowa
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
February 27 at Missouri State
  • Robert W. Plaster Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
March 6 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
March 13 at North Dakota State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
March 20 North Dakota
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
March 27 South Dakota
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
April 3 at Indiana State
April 17 Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL

On January 11, 2021, Indiana State announced they would not participate in the rescheduled Spring season.[5]

On January 21, 2021, the Missouri Valley Football Conference office released an altered Spring season schedule based on the participation of ten league schools.[6]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 1:00 p.m. at Missouri State
February 27 12:00 p.m. South Dakota
March 6 4:00 p.m. at Northern Iowa
March 13 2:30 p.m. at North Dakota State
March 20 12:00 p.m. Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
March 27 at South Dakota State
April 3 12:00 p.m. Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
April 10 12:00 p.m. North Dakota
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL

South Dakota State replaced Indiana State as the eighth opponent. [7][8]

    References
    1. Kelley, Kevin (July 15, 2019). "Illinois State releases 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
    2. "Big Ten Announces Plans for 2020 Football Season, Medical Protocols for All Sports". BigTen.org. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
    3. "Dixie State Athletics Postpones 2020 Football Season". DixieStateAthletics.com. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
    4. "EIU / ISU Announce Cancellation Of Mid-America Classic". EIUPanthers.com. August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
    5. "Indiana State Opts Out of 2021 Spring Football Season". GoSycamores.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
    6. "Valley Football Announces 2021 Spring Schedule". Valley-Football.org. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
    7. "2020 Illinois State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
    8. "Missouri Valley Football Conference Announces League Slate". Valley-Football.org. September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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