1999 Illinois State Redbirds football team

1999 Illinois State Redbirds football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 3
Record11–3 (6–0 Gateway)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bond (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorDennis Therrell (4th season)
Base defense4–4
MVPDamian Gregory, Mike Rodbro
CaptainRickey Garrett, Damian Gregory, Ryan Szokola, Willie Watts
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Illinois State $^   6 0     11 3  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   5 1     12 3  
No. 15 Northern Iowa   3 3     8 3  
Western Illinois   2 4     7 4  
Southwest Missouri State   2 4     5 6  
Indiana State   2 4     3 8  
Southern Illinois   1 5     5 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Todd Berry, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Gateway Football Conference title. Illinois State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds defeated Colgate in the first round and Hofstra in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgia Southern in the semifinals.[1] Illinois State was ranked No. 3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I-AA teams.[2] The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

  1. ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 70. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Division I-AA Poll". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. December 21, 1999. p. 5B. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.