2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team information
American college football season
2021Illinois 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
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
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.
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