2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2016 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (3rd season)
MVPs
  • Mark Spelman
  • Alejandro Rivera
  • Dalton Keene
Captains
  • Mark Spelman
  • Alec Kocour
  • Cole Bumpus
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
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  
^   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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place the MVFC. For the third straight season, Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds lost in the first round to Central Arkansas. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmValparaiso*No. 10
ESPN3W 50–1310,026
September 102:30 pmat Northwestern*No. 10
BTNW 9–730,748
September 172:00 pmEastern Illinois*No. 5
CSN CHL 21–2413,391
September 242:00 pmIndiana StateNo. 9
ESPN3L 31–346,561
October 11:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 18
ESPN3L 10–3118,907
October 82:00 pmNo. 15 Youngstown StatedaggerNo. 23
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSN CHL 6–2012,570
October 156:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSN CHW 31–2810,211
October 222:00 pmat South Dakota
ESPN3L 24–277,416
October 292:00 pmNo. 7 South Dakota State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSN CHW 38–217,595
November 51:00 pmat No. 12 Western Illinois
ESPN3W 31–263,589
November 1212:00 pmMissouri State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3W 37–07,144
November 262:00 pmat No. 14 Central Arkansas*
ESPN3L 24–313,165
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1][2]

Game summaries

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 3 7 0 3 13
#10 Redbirds 7 27 9 7 50
See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

@ Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Redbirds 0 6 0 3 9
Wildcats 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.[3][4]

Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 7 7 24
#5 Redbirds 0 0 7 14 21
See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team and Mid-America Classic

@ Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Redbirds 0 7 7 17 31
Sycamores 7 10 7 10 34
See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

@ North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Redbirds 3 7 0 0 10
#1 Bison 7 21 3 0 31
See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Penguins 0 3 0 17 20
#23 Redbirds 0 0 6 0 6
See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 10 0 11 7 28
Redbirds 7 7 14 3 31
See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

@ South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 7 10 0 7 24
Coyotes 17 7 3 0 27
See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Jackrabbits 0 14 7 0 21
Redbirds 14 14 0 10 38
See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

@ Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 14 7 7 3 31
#12 Leathernecks 0 16 3 7 26
See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Redbirds 3 14 17 3 37
See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

Central Arkansas—NCAA Division I First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 10 7 0 7 24
#14 Bears 0 7 0 24 31
See also: 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS1010591823RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches895122023RVRV—RVRV25RV

References

  1. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 10, 2016). "ISU Upsets Northwestern with Game-Winning Field Goal". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. ^ 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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