2020 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2020 Illinois State Redbirds football team will represent Illinois State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by twelfth-year head coach Brock Spack and play their home games at Hancock Stadium. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

2020 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coachBrock Spack (12th season)
Offensive coordinatorKurt Beathard (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Niekamp (3rd season)
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
(Capacity: 13,391)
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Illinois State   –      –  
Indiana State   –      –  
Missouri State   –      –  
North Dakota   –      –  
North Dakota State   –      –  
Northern Iowa   –      –  
South Dakota   –      –  
South Dakota State   –      –  
Southern Illinois   –      –  
Western Illinois   –      –  
Youngstown State   –      –  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Missouri Valley Football suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The Redbirds finished the 2019 season 8–4, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Southeast Missouri State and Central Arkansas to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Dakota State.

Schedule

Illinois State released their full schedule on July 15, 2019.[1] The Redbirds football team had a game scheduled against Illinois on September 4, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12 Eastern Illinois*
September 26 South Dakota
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
October 3 at North Dakota State
October 10 Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
October 17 at Northern Iowa
October 24 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
October 31 at Indiana State
November 7 North Dakota
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
November 14 at Missouri State
November 21 Dixie State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL

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    References
    1. Kelley, Kevin (July 15, 2019). "Illinois State releases 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
    2. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
    3. "2020 Illinois State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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