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Illinois State Redbirds football
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The Illinois State Redbirds football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Illinois State University located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1887. The team plays its home games at the 13,391 seat Hancock Stadium. They are coached by Brock Spack.
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First season | 1887; 137 years ago (1887) | ||
Head coach | Brock Spack 14th season, 101–70 (.591) | ||
Stadium | Hancock Stadium (capacity: 13,391) | ||
Location | Normal, Illinois | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | MVFC | ||
All-time record | 486–526–68 (.481) | ||
Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) | ||
Playoff appearances | 8 1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 | ||
Conference titles | 10 1937, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1950, 1967, 1968, 1999, 2014, 2015 | ||
Rivalries | Eastern Illinois (rivalry) | ||
Colors | Red and white[1] | ||
Website | goredbirds.com |
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