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2015 Illinois State Redbirds football
MVFC co–champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record10–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Beathard (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (2nd season)
MVPMarshaun Coprich, Pat Meehan, Dalton Keene
CaptainTre Roberson, Pat Meehan, Soniel Estime
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 5 Illinois State +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Indiana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
South Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Missouri State   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511:00 amat Iowa*No. 2
BTNL 14–3159,450
September 126:30 pmMorgan State*No. 4
CSN+/ESPN3W 67–1413,391
September 196:00 pmat Eastern Illinois*No. 5
WMBDW 34–31 OT8,104
October 312:00 pmNo. 7 Northern IowaNo. 4
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
MVC TV/ESPN3W 21–1313,391
October 106:00 pmat No. 9 Youngstown StateNo. 4
ESPN3W 31–2917,715
October 172:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 4
ESPN3W 38–214,212
October 242:00 pmNo. 20 Western IllinoisNo. 3
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNC/ESPN3W 48–2813,391
October 3112:00 pmNo. 21 Indiana StateNo. 3
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNC/ESPN3W 27–247,498
November 72:00 pmat No. 11 South Dakota StateNo. 2
ESPN3L 20–259,081
November 142:00 pmat Southern IllinoisNo. 6
MVC TV/ESPN3W 42–216,388
November 2112:00 pmSouth DakotaNo. 6
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNC/ESPN3W 46–05,210
December 51:00 pmWestern Illinois*No. 4
ESPN3W 36–196,124
December 116:30 pmNo. 12 Richmond*No. 4
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3L 27–395,356

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Game summaries

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@ Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Redbirds 0 0 0 14 14
Hawkeyes 7 10 7 7 31
See also: 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Morgan State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 7 0 14
#4 Redbirds 22 14 21 10 67
See also: 2015 Morgan State Bears football team

@ Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4OT Total
#5 Redbirds 10 14 0 73 34
Panthers 14 7 0 100 31
See also: 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team and Mid-America Classic

Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Panthers 0 7 3 3 13
#4 Redbirds 0 0 7 14 21
See also: 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

@ Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Redbirds 7 7 3 14 31
#9 Penguins 6 3 3 17 29
See also: 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team

@ Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Redbirds 14 17 7 0 38
Bears 0 0 0 2 2
See also: 2015 Missouri State Bears football team

Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Leathernecks 7 14 7 0 28
#3 Redbirds 14 7 14 13 48
See also: 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Sycamores 0 21 3 0 24
#3 Redbirds 2 7 7 11 27
See also: 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team

@ South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Redbirds 7 0 7 6 20
#11 Jackrabbits 0 13 6 6 25
See also: 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

@ Southern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Redbirds 0 14 21 7 42
Salukis 0 21 0 0 21
See also: 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 0 0 0 0
#6 Redbirds 3 20 13 10 46
See also: 2015 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Western Illinois—NCAA Division I Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 3 3 6 7 19
#4 Redbirds 7 0 8 21 36

Richmond—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

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1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 10 9 6 14 39
#4 Redbirds 0 7 7 13 27
See also: 2015 Richmond Spiders football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS2 (3)4 (20)5 (6)4 (2)4 (2)4 (1)4 (1)3 (6)3 (3)2 (18)6645
Coaches25 (6)6 (1)54444 (2)3 (20)2 (3)6645

References

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  1. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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