Jump to content

1991 Illinois State Redbirds football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1991 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 1 0 11 2 0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^ 4 2 0 7 4 1
Southern Illinois 4 2 0 7 4 0
Southwest Missouri State 3 3 0 6 4 1
Indiana State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Eastern Illinois 2 4 0 4 7 0
Illinois State 1 5 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Heacock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the GCAC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31St. Francis (IL)*W 19–1710,596[1]
September 14at Akron*W 25–3[2]
September 21Southeast Missouri State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 42–7[3]
September 28at Southern IllinoisNo. 19L 11–1416,500[4]
October 5Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 6–3[5]
October 12No. 7 Northern Iowa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 14–1712,651[6]
October 19at Eastern IllinoisL 28–378,421[7]
October 26No. 14 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 12–2211,283[8]
November 9at Southwest Missouri StateL 6–2110,796[9]
November 16at Northern Illinois*L 24–276,943[10]
November 23Western Kentucky*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 31–87,104[11]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Late field goal rescues ISU". The Pantagraph. September 1, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Zips are left singing blues after 25–3 loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 15, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davis runs wild as Redbirds go to 3–0". The Pantagraph. September 22, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern Illinois stays undefeated with 14–11 win". Messenger-Inquirer. September 29, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Illinois State wins field-goal battle with Indiana State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UNI escapes Illinois State". The Des Moines Register. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Breaks finally go Eastern's way". Herald and Review. October 20, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Bloodworth, Bryan (October 27, 1991). "Western 'reigns' on Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mistakes hold 'key' to 21–6 ISU loss". The Pantagraph. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Generous Illinois State team gives Northern a much-needed victory". Northwest Herald. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Foster boosts Illinois State past Western". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.