2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team explained

Year:2015
Team:Illinois State Redbirds
Sport:football
Conference:Missouri Valley Football Conference
Short Conf:MVFC
Statsrank:5
Fcscoachrank:5
Record:10–3
Conf Record:7–1
Head Coach:Brock Spack
Hc Year:7th
Off Coach:Kurt Beathard
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Spence Nowinsky
Dc Year:2nd
Mvp:Marshaun Coprich, Pat Meehan, Dalton Keene
Captain:Tre Roberson, Pat Meehan, Soniel Estime
Stadium:Hancock Stadium
Champion:MVFC co–champion
Bowl:NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
Bowl Result:L 27–39 vs. Richmond

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

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Game summaries

@ Iowa

See also: 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.

Morgan State

See also: 2015 Morgan State Bears football team.

@ Eastern Illinois

See also: 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team and Mid-America Classic.

Northern Iowa

See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.

@ Youngstown State

See also: 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team.

@ Missouri State

See also: 2015 Missouri State Bears football team.

Western Illinois

See also: 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.

Indiana State

See also: 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team.

@ South Dakota State

See also: 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

@ Southern Illinois

See also: 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.

South Dakota

See also: 2015 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

Western Illinois—NCAA Division I Second Round

Richmond—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2015 . . November 29, 2022 .
  2. Web site: . 2015 Football Schedule . . November 29, 2022 .