2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 6–6 4–4 Brock Spack 8th Dan Clark 1st Billy Dicken 1st Spence Nowinsky 3rd Mark Spelman Alejandro Rivera Dalton Keene Mark Spelman Alec Kocour Cole Bumpus Hancock Stadium NCAA Division I First Round L 24–31 vs. Central Arkansas The 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place the MVFC. For the third straight season, Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds lost in the first round to Central Arkansas. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. Schedule 2016 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 3 6:00 pm w y 10 Valparaiso Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3 50–13 10,026 September 10 2:30 pm w y y 10 Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL BTN 9–7 30,748 September 17 2:00 pm l y 5 Eastern Illinois Hancock Stadium Normal, IL Mid-America Classic CSN CH 21–24 13,391 September 24 2:00 pm l 9 Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 31–34 6,561 October 1 1:00 pm l y 18 North Dakota State 1 Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN3 10–31 18,907 October 8 2:00 pm l y 23 Youngstown State 15 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSN CH 6–20 12,570 October 15 6:00 pm w Southern Illinois Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSN CH 31–28 10,211 October 22 2:00 pm l y South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD ESPN3 24–27 7,416 October 29 2:00 pm w South Dakota State 7 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSN CH 38–21 7,595 November 5 1:00 pm w y Western Illinois 12 Hanson Field Macomb, IL ESPN3 31–26 3,589 November 12 12:00 pm w Missouri State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3 37–0 7,144 November 26 2:00 pm l y y Central Arkansas 14 Estes Stadium Conway, AR NCAA Division I First Round ESPN3 24–31 3,165 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2016 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2287/season/2016 ESPN November 29, 2022 2016 Football Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 Illinois State University November 29, 2022 Game summaries Valparaiso Crusaders 3 7 0 3 #10 Redbirds 7 27 9 7 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team @ Northwestern #10 Redbirds 0 6 0 3 Wildcats 0 0 0 7 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team The Redbirds beat the Wildcats 9–7. The win came on an Illinois State field goal as time expired. This was ISU's first-ever victory over a Big Ten team.Randy Reinhardt September 10, 2016 ISU Upsets Northwestern with Game-Winning Field Goal http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/football/isu-upsets-northwestern-with-game-winning-field-goal/article_996460c1-436d-57bb-b321-dd40cc63d24f.html The Pantagraph Bloomington September 11, 2016Mike Helfgot September 10, 2016 Illinois State Topples Northwestern 9-7 on Field Goal as Time Expires http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-northwestern-illinois-state-football-spt-0911-20160910-story.html Chicago Tribune September 11, 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers 3 7 7 7 #5 Redbirds 0 0 7 14 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team Mid-America Classic @ Indiana State #9 Redbirds 0 7 7 17 Sycamores 7 10 7 10 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team @ North Dakota State #18 Redbirds 3 7 0 0 #1 Bison 7 21 3 0 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team Youngstown State #15 Penguins 0 3 0 17 #23 Redbirds 0 0 6 0 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team Southern Illinois Salukis 10 0 11 7 Redbirds 7 7 14 3 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team @ South Dakota Redbirds 7 10 0 7 Coyotes 17 7 3 0 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team South Dakota State #7 Jackrabbits 0 14 7 0 Redbirds 14 14 0 10 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team @ Western Illinois Redbirds 14 7 7 3 #12 Leathernecks 0 16 3 7 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team Missouri State Bears 0 0 0 0 Redbirds 3 14 17 3 2016 Missouri State Bears football team Central Arkansas—NCAA Division I First Round Redbirds 10 7 0 7 #14 Bears 0 7 0 24 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 10 10 5 9 18 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Coaches 0 13 8 9 5 12 20 23 RV RV NR RV RV 25 RV References Illinois State Category:Illinois State Redbirds football seasons Illinois State Illinois State Redbirds football