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American college football season
The 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by ninth-year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium . They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference . They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:30 p.m. Butler * No. 20 ESPN3 W 45–010,840
September 16 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois * No. 18 OVCDN W 44–137,031
September 23 2:00 p.m. at Missouri State No. 14 ESPN3 W 34–97,183
September 30 6:30 p.m. Indiana State No. 12 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3 W 24–1313,391
October 7 6:00 p.m. at Northern Arizona * No. 11 FCSP Pluto TV L 16–3710,420
October 14 2:00 p.m. at Southern Illinois No. 17 ESPN3 L 7–428,121
October 21 2:00 p.m. No. 4 South Dakota No. 24 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3NBCS CH W 37–2112,113
October 28 1:00 p.m. at No. 21 Youngstown State No. 16 ESPN3 W 35–012,723
November 4 Noon No. 15 Western Illinois No. 12 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3 L 14–3113,192
November 11 2:00 p.m. at No. 6 South Dakota State No. 17 ESPN3 L 24–27 OT 9,458
November 18 Noon No. 4 North Dakota State No. 21 Hancock Stadium Normal, IL ESPN3 NBCS CH L 7–207,664
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Game summaries [ ]
Butler [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
0
0
0
No. 20 Redbirds
0
17
21
7
45
at Eastern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Redbirds
10
17
10
7
44
Panthers
0
6
7
0
13
at Missouri State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Redbirds
3
3
28
0
34
Bears
6
0
0
3
9
Indiana State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Sycamores
0
0
13
0
13
No. 12 Redbirds
10
14
0
0
24
at Northern Arizona [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Redbirds
0
6
3
7
16
Lumberjacks
0
13
14
10
37
at Southern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Redbirds
0
0
7
0
7
Salukis
7
14
7
14
42
South Dakota [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Coyotes
0
14
0
7
21
No. 24 Redbirds
14
3
7
13
37
at Youngstown State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Redbirds
14
7
7
7
35
No. 21 Penguins
0
0
0
0
0
Western Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Leathernecks
0
0
17
14
31
No. 12 Redbirds
7
7
0
0
14
at South Dakota State [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
No. 17 Redbirds
7
10
0
7 0
24
No. 6 Jackrabbits
7
10
0
7 3
27
North Dakota State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Bison
0
0
13
7
20
No. 21 Redbirds
0
0
0
7
7
Redbirds drafted [ ]
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Final
STATS FCS
20
18
18
14
12
11
17
24
16
12
17
21
23
RV
Coaches
18
15
14
12
8–T
7
15
24
21
13
20
25
RV
NR
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
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