2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team information
American college football season
2014Illinois State Redbirds football
MVFC co-champion
NCAA Division I Championship Game, L 27–29 vs. North Dakota State
Conference
Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network
No. 2
FCS Coaches
No. 2
Record
13–2 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Brock Spack (6th season)
Offensive coordinator
Kurt Beathard (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Spence Nowinsky (1st season)
MVP
Tre Roberson, Mike Banks
Captain
Chris Highland, Dontae McCoy, Marshaun Coprich
Home stadium
Hancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
v
t
e
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.
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