2017 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Clark (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Dicken (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (4th season)
MVPDalton Keene, James Robinson
CaptainJake Kolbe, Dalton Keene, Brannon Barry
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  7 –1   14 –1  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^  6 –2   11 –3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^  5 –3   8 –4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4   6 –5  
Youngstown State  4 –4   6 –5  
Southern Illinois  2 –6   4 –7  
Missouri State  2 –6   3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.Butler*No. 20
ESPN3W 45–010,840
September 162:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois*No. 18
OVCDNW 44–137,031
September 232:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 14
ESPN3W 34–97,183
September 306:30 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 12
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3W 24–1313,391
October 76:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona*No. 11
FCSP, Pluto TVL 16–3710,420
October 142:00 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 17
ESPN3L 7–428,121
October 212:00 p.m.No. 4 South DakotadaggerNo. 24
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3, NBCS CHW 37–2112,113
October 281:00 p.m.at No. 21 Youngstown StateNo. 16
ESPN3W 35–012,723
November 4NoonNo. 15 Western IllinoisNo. 12
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3L 14–3113,192
November 112:00 p.m.at No. 6 South Dakota StateNo. 17
ESPN3L 24–27 OT9,458
November 18NoonNo. 4 North Dakota StateNo. 21
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3
NBCS CH		L 7–207,664
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 20 Redbirds 0 17 21 7 45

At Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Redbirds 10 17 10 7 44
Panthers 0 6 7 0 13

At Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Redbirds 3 3 28 0 34
Bears 6 0 0 3 9

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 0 0 13 0 13
No. 12 Redbirds 10 14 0 0 24

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Redbirds 0 6 3 7 16
Lumberjacks 0 13 14 10 37

At Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Redbirds 0 0 7 0 7
Salukis 7 14 7 14 42

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Coyotes 0 14 0 7 21
No. 24 Redbirds 14 3 7 13 37

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Redbirds 14 7 7 7 35
No. 21 Penguins 0 0 0 0 0

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Leathernecks 0 0 17 14 31
No. 12 Redbirds 7 7 0 0 14

At South Dakota State

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 17 Redbirds 7 10 0 70 24
No. 6 Jackrabbits 7 10 0 73 27

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bison 0 0 13 7 20
No. 21 Redbirds 0 0 0 7 7

Redbirds drafted

Draft YearPlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
2018 Davontae HarrisCB5151Cincinnati Bengals

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS20181814121117241612172123RV
Coaches181514128–T7152421132025RV—

References

  1. ↑ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2017 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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