Bisonville.com Football Fan Guide
General Information
Name Illinois State
Location Normal, IL
Nickname Redbirds
Colors Red and White
Coach Brock Spack (113-75 .601)
Division FCS
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2025 Schedule and Results (2-1)
Date Rank Opponent Score
08.30.2025 6/6 A Oklahoma L 3-35
09.06.2025 7/7 H Morehead State W 41-13
09.13.2025 4/7 A Eastern Illinois W 42-30
09.20.2025 H North Alabama
10.04.2025 H North Dakota State (1/1)
10.11.2025 A Murray State
10.18.2025 H Youngstown State (25/-)
10.25.2025 A South Dakota (20/12)
11.01.2025 H Northern Iowa
11.08.2025 A Indiana State
11.15.2025 A South Dakota State (2/2)
11.22.2025 H Southern Illinois (14/17)
All-Time Win-Loss Record: 547-581-66 (.486)
1887 1-1-1 1890 0-2 1891 2-0 1893 4-2 1894 5-1-1
1895 6-2 1896 2-0-1 1897 1-5 1901 1-6 1903 3-1
1904 2-5 1905 8-2 1906 2-3-1 1907 8-0-2 1908 5-3
1909 2-3-2 1912 0-4-1 1913 1-5-1 1914 2-3-1 1915 2-4-1
1916 2-5 1917 3-4 1919 0-6-1 1920 1-5-1 1921 3-3-1
1922 1-4-3 1923 2-4-2 1924 2-4-2 1925 1-6 1926 4-4
1927 4-4 1928 2-6 1929 0-6-2 1930 1-7 1931 1-6-1
1932 7-2 1933 6-3 1934 2-4-2 1935 5-2-2 1936 3-4-2
1937 5-1-2 1938 5-4-1 1939 4-2-3 1940 5-3-1 1941 3-4-2
1942 2-5-1 1943 6-2-1 1944 3-4-1 1945 4-3 1946 6-3
1947 4-3-2 1948 7-2 1949 6-2-1 1950 7-1-2 1951 3-5-1
1952 1-6-2 1953 5-4 1954 5-3-1 1955 2-5-2 1956 4-4-1
1957 5-3 1958 3-6 1959 3-5-1 1960 2-6-1 1961 5-4
1962 5-4 1963 3-6 1964 5-4 1965 0-9 1966 2-5-2
1967 8-2 1968 6-4 1969 5-5 1970 5-5 1971 6-5
1972 8-3 1973 5-6 1974 6-5 1975 2-7-1 1976 5-6
1977 3-7-1 1978 2-9 1979 3-8 1980 4-7 1981 3-7
1982 2-9 1983 6-4-1 1984 5-6 1985 6-3-2 1986 5-5
1987 3-7 1988 1-10 1989 5-6 1990 5-6 1991 5-6
1992 5-6 1993 6-4-1 1994 5-5-1 1995 5-6 1996 3-8
1997 2-9 1998 8-4 1999 11-3 2000 7-4 2001 2-9
2002 6-5 2003 6-6 2004 4-7 2005 7-4 2006 9-4
2007 4-7 2008 3-8 2009 6-5 2010 6-5 2011 7-4
2012 9-4 2013 5-6 2014 13-2 2015 10-3 2016 6-6
2017 6-5 2018 6-5 2019 10-5 2020 1-3 2021 4-7
2022 6-5 2023 6-5 2024 10-4 2025 2-1
FCS Impact
Membership 1982-current
Overall Record 249-236-5 (.513)
Playoff Record 11-9 (.550) with 0 Championships
Record v FCS 217-193-5 (.529)
Record v FBS 5-40 (.111)
Record v DII 16-2 (.889)
Record v DIII 0-0
Record v non-NCAA 11-1 (.917)
DII Impact
Membership 1973-1975
Overall Record 13-18-1 (.422)
Playoff Record 0-0 with 0 Championships
Record v DII 7-11 (.389)
Record v FCS 0-0
Record v FBS 5-6-1 (.458)
Record v DIII 0-0
Record v non-NCAA 1-1 (.500)
NDSU's All-Time Record vs Illinois State: 15-2 (.882)
2024 H W 42-10 2022 H W 24-7 2021 A W 20-0 2020 H W 21-13
2019 H W 9-3 2019 A W 37-3 2018 H W 28-14 2017 A W 20-7
2016 H W 31-10 2014 N W 29-27 2013 H W 28-10 2012 A W 38-20
2011 H W 20-10 2010 A L 24-34 2009 H L 24-27 2008 A W 25-7
2007 H W 54-28
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