American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Butler* | No. 20 | | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 10,840 |
September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois* | No. 18 | | OVCDN | W 44–13 | 7,031 |
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 14 | | ESPN3 | W 34–9 | 7,183 |
September 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 12 | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| ESPN3 | W 24–13 | 13,391 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona* | No. 11 | | FCSP, Pluto TV | L 16–37 | 10,420 |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | No. 17 | | ESPN3 | L 7–42 | 8,121 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 South Dakota![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 24 | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| ESPN3, NBCS CH | W 37–21 | 12,113 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Youngstown State | No. 16 | | ESPN3 | W 35–0 | 12,723 |
November 4 | Noon | No. 15 Western Illinois | No. 12 | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| ESPN3 | L 14–31 | 13,192 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 6 South Dakota State | No. 17 | | ESPN3 | L 24–27 OT | 9,458 |
November 18 | Noon | No. 4 North Dakota State | No. 21 | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| ESPN3 NBCS CH | L 7–20 | 7,664 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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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
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 18 Redbirds | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
Panthers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 14 Redbirds | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 34 |
Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
No. 12 Redbirds | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
At Northern Arizona
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Redbirds | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Lumberjacks | 0 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
At Southern Illinois
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 17 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Salukis | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Coyotes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 24 Redbirds | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
At Youngstown State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
No. 21 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 17 Redbirds | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
No. 6 Jackrabbits | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Bison | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
No. 21 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | RV |
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Coaches | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8–T | 7 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 25 | RV | — |
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