2023 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2023 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony Petersen (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTravis Niekamp (6th season)
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northern Iowa   5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Missouri State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of November 4, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll
Illinois State Redbird Wordmark

The 2023 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Brock Spack. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.Dayton*
Marquee/ESPN+W 41–06,740
September 93:00 p.m.at Western Illinois
ESPN+W 34–183,648
September 162:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois*
ESPN+L 13–146,602
September 2312:00 p.m.Lindenwood*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN+W 48–1713,391
October 76:00 p.m.No. 1 South Dakota State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
Marquee/ESPN+L 21–408,272
October 142:00 p.m.Indiana Statedagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
Marquee/ESPN+W 44–79,135
October 211:00 p.m.No. 25 Youngstown State
ESPN+L 38–4110,022
October 2812:00 p.m.No. 23 Northern Iowa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN+L 21–24N/A
November 42:00 p.m.at Missouri State
ESPN+W 36–357,700
November 1111:00 a.m.Murray State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
Marquee/ESPN+W 44–75,623
November 181:00 p.m.at No. 13 North Dakota
ESPN+L 21–229,238
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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No. 1 South Dakota State

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See also: 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
No. 1 South Dakota State at Illinois State
1 234Total
• No. 1 Jackrabbits 20 1406 40
Redbirds 0 1470 21
  • Date: October 7
  • Location:
    Hancock Stadium
    Normal, IL
  • Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 8,272
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), Cloudy, Wind SW 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • Television network: ESPN+
  • Source:


Statistics SDSU ISU
First downs 25 18
Total yards 547 293
Rushing yards 374 122
Passing yards 173 171
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 35:45 24:15
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 11/17, 171 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 20 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jaxon Janke 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Illinois State Passing Zack Annexstad 26/33, 162 yards, TD
Rushing Mason Blakemore 6 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving Daniel Sobkowicz 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Illinois State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Illinois State Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2023.


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