2011 Illinois State Redbirds football team
The 2011 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 18 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
| Record | 7–4 (5–3 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Luke Huard (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Steve Szabo (1st season) |
| MVP | Josh Howe, Eric Brunner, Cal McCarty, Nick Bledsoe, Cody White, Milton Owens, Keenan Wimbley |
| Captain | Cal McCarthy, Cody White, Matt Brown, Eric Brunner |
| Home stadium | Hancock Stadium (capacity: 9,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Northern Iowa +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Illinois State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 6:30 pm | at Eastern Illinois* | CSNC | L 26–33 | 9,111 | |||
| September 10 | 6:30 pm | Morehead State* | W 52–21 | 8,003 | ||||
| September 17 | 3:00 pm | at Youngstown State | L 27–34 | 18,543 | ||||
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | South Dakota State |
| W 20–13 | 7,536 | |||
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | at No. 5 North Dakota State | CSNC | L 10–20 | 18,904 | [1] | ||
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri State | W 38–13 | 10,800 | ||||
| October 15 | 3:00 pm | No. 15 South Dakota* |
| W 28–3 | 10,014 | |||
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | No. 17 Indiana State |
| ESPN3 | W 17–14 | 6,867 | ||
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | at Southern Illinois | No. 22 | CSNC | W 38–30 | 8,129 | ||
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | Western Illinois | No. 17 |
| W 31–7 | 10,179 | ||
| November 19 | 11:00 am | No. 4 Northern Iowa | No. 14 |
| ESPN3 | L 20–23 2OT | 6,092 | |
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References
- "2nd-half turnovers doom ISU in Fargo". The Pantagraph. October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- "2011 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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