| Year: | 1999 |
| Team: | Illinois State Redbirds |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Gateway Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | Gateway |
| Tsnrank: | 3 |
| Record: | 11–3 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Todd Berry |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | John Bond |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | Dennis Therrell |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–4 |
| Mvp: | Damian Gregory, Mike Rodbro |
| Captain: | Rickey Garrett, Damian Gregory, Ryan Szokola, Willie Watts |
| Stadium: | Hancock Stadium |
| Champion: | Gateway champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal |
| Bowl Result: | L 17–28 vs. Georgia Southern |
The 1999 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Todd Berry, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Gateway Football Conference title. Illinois State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds defeated Colgate in the first round and Hofstra in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgia Southern in the semifinals.[1] Illinois State was ranked No. 3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I-AA teams.[2] The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.