2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2015 Illinois State Redbirds football
MVFC co–champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record10–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Beathard (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (2nd season)
MVPs
  • Marshaun Coprich
  • Pat Meehan
  • Dalton Keene
Captains
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 5 +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Indiana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
South Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Missouri State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511:00 amat Iowa*No. 2
BTNL 14–3159,450
September 126:30 pmMorgan State*No. 4
CSN+/ESPN3W 67–1413,391
September 196:00 pmat Eastern Illinois*No. 5
WMBDW 34–31 OT8,104
October 312:00 pmNo. 7 Northern IowaNo. 4
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
MVC TV/ESPN3W 21–1313,391
October 106:00 pmat No. 9 Youngstown StateNo. 4
ESPN3W 31–2917,715
October 172:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 4
ESPN3W 38–214,212
October 242:00 pmNo. 20 Western IllinoisNo. 3
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNC/ESPN3W 48–2813,391
October 3112:00 pmNo. 21 Indiana StateNo. 3
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNC/ESPN3W 27–247,498
November 72:00 pmat No. 11 South Dakota StateNo. 2
ESPN3L 20–259,081
November 142:00 pmat Southern IllinoisNo. 6
MVC TV/ESPN3W 42–216,388
November 2112:00 pmSouth DakotaNo. 6
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNC/ESPN3W 46–05,210
December 51:00 pmWestern Illinois*No. 4
ESPN3W 36–196,124
December 116:30 pmNo. 12 Richmond*No. 4
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3L 27–395,356

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Game summaries

@ Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Redbirds 0 0 0 14 14
Hawkeyes 7 10 7 7 31
See also: 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 7 0 14
#4 Redbirds 22 14 21 10 67
See also: 2015 Morgan State Bears football team

@ Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4OT Total
#5 Redbirds 10 14 0 73 34
Panthers 14 7 0 100 31
See also: 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team and Mid-America Classic

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Panthers 0 7 3 3 13
#4 Redbirds 0 0 7 14 21
See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

@ Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Redbirds 7 7 3 14 31
#9 Penguins 6 3 3 17 29
See also: 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

@ Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Redbirds 14 17 7 0 38
Bears 0 0 0 2 2
See also: 2015 Missouri State Bears football team

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Leathernecks 7 14 7 0 28
#3 Redbirds 14 7 14 13 48
See also: 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Sycamores 0 21 3 0 24
#3 Redbirds 2 7 7 11 27
See also: 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team

@ South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Redbirds 7 0 7 6 20
#11 Jackrabbits 0 13 6 6 25
See also: 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

@ Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Redbirds 0 14 21 7 42
Salukis 0 21 0 0 21
See also: 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 0 0 0 0
#6 Redbirds 3 20 13 10 46
See also: 2015 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Western Illinois—NCAA Division I Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 3 3 6 7 19
#4 Redbirds 7 0 8 21 36

Richmond—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 10 9 6 14 39
#4 Redbirds 0 7 7 13 27
See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS2 (3)4 (20)5 (6)4 (2)4 (2)4 (1)4 (1)3 (6)3 (3)2 (18)6645
Coaches25 (6)6 (1)54444 (2)3 (20)2 (3)6645

References

  1. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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