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2016 Illinois State Redbirds football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 24–31 vs. Central Arkansas
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Clark (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Dicken (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (3rd season)
MVPMark Spelman, Alejandro Rivera, Dalton Keene
CaptainMark Spelman, Alec Kocour, Cole Bumpus
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons← 20152017 →
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   6 – 2     12 – 4  
Illinois State ^   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Northern Iowa   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Western Illinois   3 – 5     6 – 5  
South Dakota   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Indiana State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place the MVFC. For the third straight season, Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds lost in the first round to Central Arkansas. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmValparaiso*No. 10ESPN3W 50–1310,026
September 102:30 pmat Northwestern*No. 10BTNW 9–730,748
September 172:00 pmEastern Illinois*No. 5CSN CHL 21–2413,391
September 242:00 pmIndiana StateNo. 9ESPN3L 31–346,561
October 11:00 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 18ESPN3L 10–3118,907
October 82:00 pmNo. 15 Youngstown StateNo. 23
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSN CHL 6–2012,570
October 156:00 pmSouthern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSN CHW 31–2810,211
October 222:00 pmat South DakotaESPN3L 24–277,416
October 292:00 pmNo. 7 South Dakota State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSN CHW 38–217,595
November 51:00 pmat No. 12 Western IllinoisESPN3W 31–263,589
November 1212:00 pmMissouri State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3W 37–07,144
November 262:00 pmat No. 14 Central Arkansas*ESPN3L 24–313,165
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 3 7 0 3 13
#10 Redbirds 7 27 9 7 50
See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

@ Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Redbirds 0 6 0 3 9
Wildcats 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The Redbirds beat the Wildcats 9–7. The win came on an Illinois State field goal as time expired. This was ISU's first-ever victory over a Big Ten team.

Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 7 7 24
#5 Redbirds 0 0 7 14 21
See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team and Mid-America Classic

@ Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Redbirds 0 7 7 17 31
Sycamores 7 10 7 10 34
See also: 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team

@ North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Redbirds 3 7 0 0 10
#1 Bison 7 21 3 0 31
See also: 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Penguins 0 3 0 17 20
#23 Redbirds 0 0 6 0 6
See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 10 0 11 7 28
Redbirds 7 7 14 3 31
See also: 2016 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

@ South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 7 10 0 7 24
Coyotes 17 7 3 0 27
See also: 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Jackrabbits 0 14 7 0 21
Redbirds 14 14 0 10 38
See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

@ Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 14 7 7 3 31
#12 Leathernecks 0 16 3 7 26
See also: 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Redbirds 3 14 17 3 37
See also: 2016 Missouri State Bears football team

Central Arkansas—NCAA Division I First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
Redbirds 10 7 0 7 24
#14 Bears 0 7 0 24 31
See also: 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS1010591823RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches895122023RVRV—RVRV25RV

References

  1. "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. "2016 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. Reinhardt, Randy (September 10, 2016). "ISU Upsets Northwestern with Game-Winning Field Goal". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. Helfgot, Mike (September 10, 2016). "Illinois State Topples Northwestern 9-7 on Field Goal as Time Expires". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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