2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2021 Illinois 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
Co-offensive coordinator	Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford
Defensive coordinator	Travis Niekamp (4th season)
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium (capacity: 13,391)

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
	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) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led 13th-year head coach Brock Spack. The Redbirds play their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:30 p.m.	Butler*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN3	W 49–7	8,148
September 11	4:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 0–28	18,122
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois*	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+	W 31–24	6,424
September 25	2:00 pm	at No. 7 Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 17–35	8,618
October 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Missouri State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN+	L 20–41	0
October 16	2:00 p.m.	No. 3 North Dakota State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN+	L 0–20	12,416
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 15 South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 20–14	5,415
October 30	3:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 31–38	2,118
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Northern Iowa	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN+	W 17–10 OT	6,000
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 7–14	6,141
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	Marquee / ESPN+	L 10-15	2,890
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game

Last updated: July 30, 2021.
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