2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2012 Illinois State Redbirds football Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 8 9 9–4 5–3 Brock Spack 4th Luke Huard 3rd Brock Spack 1st Matt Brown Colton Underwood Matt Brown Nate Palmer Hancock Stadium NCAA Division I Quarterfinal L 35–51 vs. Eastern Washington The 2012 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Redbirds defeated Appalachian State in the second round before falling to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. Illinois State averaged 6,511 fans per home game in 2012 while the East Side of Hancock Stadium was being renovated. Two games were sold out, against Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois. Schedule 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central September 1 12:00 pm w y 19 Dayton Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 56–14 4,840 September 8 1:00 pm w y y 18 Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI CSNC 31–14 7,654 September 15 1:00 pm w y 15 Eastern Illinois Hancock Stadium Normal, IL Mid-America Classic 54–51 2OT 7,700 September 22 3:00 pm w y 15 Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL CSNC 23–3 16,033 September 29 2:00 pm w y 13 South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 34–31 7,863 October 6 1:00 pm l 9 Southern Illinois Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSNC 0–17 8,000 October 13 1:00 pm w 14 Youngstown State 8 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSNC 35–28 5,557 October 20 1:00 pm l 11 Missouri State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL 17–24 6,180 October 27 4:00 pm w y 17 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA CSNC 33–21 9,946 November 3 1:00 pm w y 17 Indiana State 14 Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN CSNC 17–10 6,008 November 17 1:00 pm l 11 North Dakota State 1 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3 20–38 6,793 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86769575/bisons-4th-quarter-surge-sinks-redbirds/ The Pantagraph Bisons' 4th-quarter surge sinks Redbirds November 28, 2012 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com December 1 1:00 pm w y y 16 Appalachian State 7 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 38–37 OT 16,719 December 8 5:00 pm l y y 16 Eastern Washington 4 Roos Field Cheney, WA NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN3 35–51 7,512 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2287/season/2012 ESPN November 29, 2022 2012 Football Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 Illinois State University November 29, 2022 Ranking movements Sports Network 0 13 19 18 15 15 13 9 14 11 17 17 15 11 16 8 Coaches 0 13 20 19 17 15 12 11 16 13 17 15 15 11 15 9 Players drafted in the NFL Illinois State Redbirds Draft year Player Position Round Overall NFL team 2013Nate Palmer LB 6193 Green Bay Packers References Illinois State Category:Illinois State Redbirds football seasons Illinois State Illinois State Redbirds football