2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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2021 Illinois State Redbirds football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	4–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (13th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	C. J. Irvin (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Niekamp (4th season)
MVP	Cole Mueller, Jacob Powell
Captain	Bryce Jefferson, Zeke Vandenburgh, JT Bohlken
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 14 Missouri State ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 18 South Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
No. 4 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^	4	–	4	6	–	6
Indiana State	3	–	5	5	–	6
North Dakota	3	–	5	5	–	6
Western Illinois	2	–	6	2	–	9
Illinois State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Youngstown State	2	–	6	3	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:30 p.m.	Butler*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN3	W 49–7	8,148
September 11	4:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 0–28	18,122
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois*	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic)	ESPN+	W 31–24	6,424
September 25	2:00 pm	at No. 7 Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 17–35	8,618
October 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Missouri State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN+	L 20–41	0
October 16	2:00 p.m.	No. 3 North Dakota State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN+	L 0–20	12,416
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 15 South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 20–14	5,415
October 30	3:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 31–38	2,118
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Northern Iowa	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN+	W 17–10 ^OT	6,000
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 7–14	6,141
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN+	L 10-15	2,890
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Venues	Hancock Stadium (1963–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Illinois: Mid-America Classic
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1887 1888–1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898–1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910–1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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