| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Illinois State Redbirds |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVFC |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Brock Spack |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Cooff Coach1: | Dan Clark |
| Cooc1 Year: | 2nd |
| Cooff Coach2: | Billy Dicken |
| Cooc2 Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Spence Nowinsky |
| Dc Year: | 4th |
| Mvp: | Dalton Keene, James Robinson |
| Captain: | Jake Kolbe, Dalton Keene, Brannon Barry |
| Stadium: | Hancock Stadium |
The 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.
See also: 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team and Mid-America Classic.
See also: 2017 Missouri State Bears football team.
See also: 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team.
See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2017 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
See also: 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team.
See also: 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team.
See also: 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.
See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.
See also: 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team.
| Draft Year | Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| 2018 | Davontae Harris | CB | 5 | 151 | |