1998 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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1998 Illinois State Redbirds football
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 28–48 vs. Northwestern State
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
1998 record8–4 (4–2 Gateway)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Farmer, Kevin Glenn, Jacob Niete, Chad Pegues
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Gateway Football Conference standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Western Illinois $^   5 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 16 Illinois State ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Northern Iowa   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Youngstown State   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Southwest Missouri State   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Indiana State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   1 – 5     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Todd Berry and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an 8–4 record overall and a 4–2 mark in conference play, placing second in the Gateway Football Conference. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Northwestern State in the first round.[1] Illinois State was ranked No. 16 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I-AA teams.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12St. Francis (IL)*
W 47–37,951[3]
September 19at Kansas*Memorial StadiumL 21–6331,100[4]
September 26Southern Illinoisdagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 41–38 OT9,611[5]
October 3at Indiana State
W 24–205,174[6]
October 10at Northern Iowa
W 38–238,369[7]
October 17at No. 14 Eastern Illinois*
W 36–229,064[8]
October 24at No. 3 Western IllinoisNo. 18
L 10–3716,741[9]
October 31Southern Utah*No. 24
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 42–1410,238[10]
November 7Southwest Missouri StateNo. 21
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 42–495,297[11]
November 14Youngstown State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 48–145,962[12]
November 21Kentucky State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 48–104,637[13]
November 28at No. 2 Northwestern State*No. 21
L 28–488,118[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 70. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Final Div. I-AA poll". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. December 22, 1998. p. 7C. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 13, 1998). "Glenn Fires ISU Past St. Francis". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bechard, Harold (September 20, 1998). "KU Routs Illinois State For First Victory". The Salina Journal. p. D1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 27, 1998). "ISU Flies High In OT". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 4, 1998). "98-Yard Pass Lifts Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jacobs, Dennis (October 11, 1998). "Illinois State Overpowers UNI, 38-23". The Des Moines Register. p. 6D. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Illinois St. Tops Eastern For 4th Straight Victory". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. October 18, 1998. p. 3:9. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jauss, Bill (October 25, 1998). "Western Blitzes Ill. St". Chicago Tribune. p. 3:11. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 1, 1998). "Garrett, Glenn Torch Southern Utah". The Pantagraph. p. F1. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jensen, Defense Rally SMS To Victory". The Springfield News-Leader. November 8, 1998. p. 1C. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Redbirds Thaw Penguins". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Associated Press. November 15, 1998. p. D2. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Illinois State Rolls Over Kentucky State". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 22, 1998. p. C2. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Dubois, Carl (November 29, 1998). "NSU Bombs Way Past Illinois State". The Times. p. 1D. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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