2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2015 Illinois State Redbirds football Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 5 5 10–3 7–1 Brock Spack 7th Kurt Beathard 2nd Spence Nowinsky 2nd Marshaun Coprich Pat Meehan Dalton Keene Tre Roberson Pat Meehan Soniel Estime Hancock Stadium MVFC co–champion NCAA Division I Quarterfinal L 27–39 vs. Richmond 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 2015 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 5 11:00 am l y y 2 Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA BTN 14–31 59,450 September 12 6:30 pm w y 4 Morgan State Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSN+/ESPN3 67–14 13,391 September 19 6:00 pm w y y 5 Eastern Illinois O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL Mid-America Classic WMBD 34–31 OT 8,104 October 3 12:00 pm w 4 Northern Iowa 7 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL MVC TV/ESPN3 21–13 13,391 October 10 6:00 pm w y 4 Youngstown State 9 Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH ESPN3 31–29 17,715 October 17 2:00 pm w y 4 Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO ESPN3 38–2 14,212 October 24 2:00 pm w 3 Western Illinois 20 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSNC/ESPN3 48–28 13,391 October 31 12:00 pm w 3 Indiana State 21 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSNC/ESPN3 27–24 7,498 November 7 2:00 pm l y 2 South Dakota State 11 Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD ESPN3 20–25 9,081 November 14 2:00 pm w y 6 Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL MVC TV/ESPN3 42–21 6,388 November 21 12:00 pm w 6 South Dakota Hancock Stadium Normal, IL CSNC/ESPN3 46–0 5,210 December 5 1:00 pm w y 4 Western Illinois Hancock Stadium Normal, IL NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 36–19 6,124 December 11 6:30 pm l y 4 Richmond 12 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL NCAA Division I Quarterfinal ESPN3 27–39 5,356 Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2015 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2287/season/2015 ESPN November 29, 2022 2015 Football Schedule https://goredbirds.com/sports/football/schedule/2015 Illinois State University November 29, 2022 Game summaries @ Iowa #2 Redbirds 0 0 0 14 Hawkeyes 7 10 7 7 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Morgan State Bears 0 7 7 0 #4 Redbirds 22 14 21 10 2015 Morgan State Bears football team @ Eastern Illinois #5 Redbirds 10 14 0 7 3 Panthers 14 7 0 10 0 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team Mid-America Classic Northern Iowa #7 Panthers 0 7 3 3 #4 Redbirds 0 0 7 14 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team @ Youngstown State #4 Redbirds 7 7 3 14 #9 Penguins 6 3 3 17 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team @ Missouri State #4 Redbirds 14 17 7 0 Bears 0 0 0 2 2015 Missouri State Bears football team Western Illinois #20 Leathernecks 7 14 7 0 #3 Redbirds 14 7 14 13 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team Indiana State #21 Sycamores 0 21 3 0 #3 Redbirds 2 7 7 11 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team @ South Dakota State #2 Redbirds 7 0 7 6 #11 Jackrabbits 0 13 6 6 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team @ Southern Illinois #6 Redbirds 0 14 21 7 Salukis 0 21 0 0 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team South Dakota Coyotes 0 0 0 0 #6 Redbirds 3 20 13 10 2015 South Dakota Coyotes football team Western Illinois—NCAA Division I Second Round Leathernecks 3 3 6 7 #4 Redbirds 7 0 8 21 Richmond—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal #12 Spiders 10 9 6 14 #4 Redbirds 0 7 7 13 2015 Richmond Spiders football team Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 2 (3) 4 (20) 5 (6) 4 (2) 4 (2) 4 (1) 4 (1) 3 (6) 3 (3) 2 (18) 6 6 4 5 Coaches 0 13 2 5 (6) 6 (1) 5 4 4 4 4 (2) 3 (20) 2 (3) 6 6 4 5 References Illinois State Category:Illinois State Redbirds football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons Illinois State Illinois State Redbirds football