2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2017 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Clark (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Dicken (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (4th season)
MVPDalton Keene, James Robinson
CaptainJake Kolbe, Dalton Keene, Brannon Barry
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 1     14 1  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^   6 2     11 3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^   6 2     8 5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^   5 3     8 4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^   4 4     8 5  
Illinois State   4 4     6 5  
Youngstown State   4 4     6 5  
Southern Illinois   2 6     4 7  
Missouri State   2 6     3 8  
Indiana State   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:30 p.m.Butler*No. 20ESPN3W 45–010,840
September 162:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois*No. 18OVCDNW 44–137,031
September 232:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 14ESPN3W 34–97,183
September 306:30 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 12
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3W 24–1313,391
October 76:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona*No. 11FCSP, Pluto TVL 16–3710,420
October 142:00 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 17ESPN3L 7–428,121
October 212:00 p.m.No. 4 South DakotadaggerNo. 24
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3, NBCS CHW 37–2112,113
October 281:00 p.m.at No. 21 Youngstown StateNo. 16ESPN3W 35–012,723
November 4NoonNo. 15 Western IllinoisNo. 12
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3L 14–3113,192
November 112:00 p.m.at No. 6 South Dakota StateNo. 17ESPN3L 24–27 OT9,458
November 18NoonNo. 4 North Dakota StateNo. 21
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3
NBCS CH
L 7–207,664
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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Butler

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 20 Redbirds 0 17 21 7 45

At Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Redbirds 10 17 10 7 44
Panthers 0 6 7 0 13

At Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Redbirds 3 3 28 0 34
Bears 6 0 0 3 9

Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 0 0 13 0 13
No. 12 Redbirds 10 14 0 0 24

At Northern Arizona

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Redbirds 0 6 3 7 16
Lumberjacks 0 13 14 10 37

At Southern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Redbirds 0 0 7 0 7
Salukis 7 14 7 14 42

South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Coyotes 0 14 0 7 21
No. 24 Redbirds 14 3 7 13 37

At Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Redbirds 14 7 7 7 35
No. 21 Penguins 0 0 0 0 0

Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Leathernecks 0 0 17 14 31
No. 12 Redbirds 7 7 0 0 14

At South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 17 Redbirds 7 10 0 70 24
No. 6 Jackrabbits 7 10 0 73 27

North Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bison 0 0 13 7 20
No. 21 Redbirds 0 0 0 7 7

Redbirds drafted

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Draft Year Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
2018 Davontae Harris CB 5 151 Cincinnati Bengals

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS20181814121117241612172123RV
Coaches181514128–T7152421132025RV

References

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  1. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.