2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2014 Illinois State Redbirds football
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record13–2 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Beathard (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (1st season)
MVPTre Roberson, Mike Banks
CaptainChris Highland, Dontae McCoy, Marshaun Coprich
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 1     15 1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^   7 1     13 2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^   6 2     9 5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^   5 3     9 5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^   4 4     8 6  
No. 22 Youngstown State   4 4     7 5  
Southern Illinois   3 5     6 6  
Western Illinois   3 5     5 7  
Missouri State   1 7     4 8  
South Dakota   0 8     2 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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The 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with North Dakota State. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Redbirds defeated Northern Iowa in the second round, Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals, and New Hampshire in the semifinals before losing to North Dakota State in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.