Illinois State Redbirds football

Illinois State Redbirds football
2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team
First season1887; 137 years ago (1887)
Head coachBrock Spack
14th season, 101–70 (.591)
StadiumHancock Stadium
(capacity: 13,391)
LocationNormal, Illinois
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceMissouri Valley
All-time record486–526–68 (.481)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Playoff appearances8
1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
Conference titles10
1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1950, 1967, 1968, 1999, 2014, 2015
RivalriesEastern Illinois (rivalry)
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Fight song"Go, You Redbirds"
Marching bandBig Red Marching Machine
Websitegoredbirds.com

The Illinois State Redbirds football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Illinois State University located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1887. The team plays its home games at the 13,391 seat Hancock Stadium. They are coached by Brock Spack.

  1. ^ Redbird Athletics Identity Manual (PDF). November 29, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2019.