2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 2 2 13–2 7–1 Brock Spack 6th Kurt Beathard 1st Spence Nowinsky 1st Hancock Stadium MVFC co-champion Tre Roberson Mike Banks Chris Highland Dontae McCoy Marshaun Coprich NCAA Division I Championship Game L 27–29 vs. North Dakota State thumb|right|Logo for athletics at Illinois State University The 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with North Dakota State. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Redbirds defeated Northern Iowa in the second round, Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals, and New Hampshire in the semifinals before losing to North Dakota State in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. Schedule 2014 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central September 6 6:30 pm w y Mississippi Valley State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSNC 62–0 10,243 September 13 12:00 pm w y Eastern Illinois 25 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL Mid-America Classic CSNC 34–15 12,570 September 27 6:30 pm w y 23 Austin Peay Hancock Stadium Normal, IL http://goredbirds.com/watch/ RTV 55–6 8,443 October 4 2:00 pm w y 22 South Dakota State 9 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL RTV 45–10 10,919 October 11 2:00 pm w y 15 Indiana State 20 Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN CSNC 20–18 7,534 October 18 3:00 pm w y 10 Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL WIUtv3 37–34 4,641 October 25 6:00 pm w 9 Missouri State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL RTV 21–7 10,164 November 1 4:00 pm l y 7 Northern Iowa 22 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA RTV 28–42 12,154 November 8 1:00 pm w 12 Youngstown State 10 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL RTV 35–21 8,271 November 15 1:00 pm w y 8 South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD RTV 45–26 6,712 November 22 1:00 pm w 8 Southern Illinois Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSNC 44–29 7,295 December 6 1:00 pm w y 7 Northern Iowa 10 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 41–21 5,575 December 13 3:00 pm w y y 7 Eastern Washington 4 Roos Field Cheney, WA NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN3 59–46 6,239 December 20 1:00 pm w y y 7 New Hampshire 1 Cowell Stadium Durham, NH NCAA Division I Semifinal ESPNU 21–18 9,497 January 10 12:00 pm l y 7 North Dakota State 2 Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX NCAA Division I Championship Game ESPN2 27–29 20,918 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2014 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2287/season/2014 ESPN November 29, 2022 2014 Football Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/football/schedule/2014 Illinois State University November 29, 2022 Ranking movements Sports Network 0 14 RV RV RV RV 23 22 15 10 9 7 12 8 8 7 2 Coaches 0 14 RV RV RV 24 22 22 15 9 9 6 12 7 7 7 2 Redbirds drafted Draft Year Player Position Round Overall NFL Team 2015James O'Shaughnessy TE 5173 Kansas City Chiefs References Illinois State Category:Illinois State Redbirds football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons Illinois State Illinois State Redbirds football