2007 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2007 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Gateway.[1] Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

2007 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPIsaiah Wiggins, Kye Stewart
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2007 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  6 –0   12 –1  
No. 3 Southern Illinois ^  5 –1   12 –2  
No. 16 Youngstown State  3 –3   7 –4  
Western Illinois  3 –3   6 –5  
Missouri State  2 –4   6 –5  
Illinois State  2 –4   4 –7  
Indiana State  0 –6   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Drake*No. 7
L 24–2712,167[2]
September 8Murray State*No. 17
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 43–1713,214[3]
September 15at No. 14 Eastern Illinois*No. 17
W 24–219,028[4]
September 22at No. 25 (FBS) Missouri*No. 14
L 17–3856,137[5]
September 29No. 3 Northern IowaNo. 16
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 13–2310,473[6]
October 6at Missouri StateNo. 23
L 41–5811,058[7]
October 13Indiana Statedagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 69–1714,077[8]
October 20at No. 12 Youngstown State
W 27–2218,616[9]
October 27No. 24 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 14–2715,118[10]
November 3at No. 2 North Dakota State*
L 28–5418,116[11]
November 10at No. 5 Southern Illinois
L 24–349,259[12]

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References
  1. "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 71. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. "Drake Stuns ISU". Herald and Review. Associated Press. August 31, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Luthy, Dusty (September 9, 2007). "Redbirds Control Racers". The Paducah Sun. p. 1B. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Reinhardt, Randy (September 16, 2007). "ISU Survives Late Panther Threat". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Watson, Graham (September 23, 2007). "Tigers Win Despite Errors, Lack of Focus". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D9. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Newhoff, Doug (September 30, 2007). "Sweet September". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. B1. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Scranton, Lyndal (October 7, 2007). "Bears Don't Give Up In Upset Victory". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Reinhardt, Randy (October 14, 2007). "Emphatic Runaway". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Blow Helps Illinois State Stun Youngstown State". Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 21, 2007. p. C5. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Donaldson's 241 Yards Lift WIU Over Redbirds". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 28, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Nilles, Dave (November 4, 2007). "Roehl's Nice Return". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 3D. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Winkeler, Les (November 11, 2007). "Goforth's Hands Make Big Difference". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 7C. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2007". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  14. "2007 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.


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