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1981 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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The 1981 Illinois State Redbirds football team was an American football team that represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Otolski, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the MVC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Record3–7 (0–5 MVC)
Headcoach
MVPAnthony Office
Quick facts Illinois State Redbirds football, Conference ...
1981 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–7 (0–5 MVC)
Head coach
MVPAnthony Office
Captains
  • Willie Boyd
  • Anthony Office
  • Wade Mauland
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Drake +5–1–010–1–0
Tulsa +5–1–06–5–0
Southern Illinois5–2–07–4–0
West Texas State3–3–07–4–0
Wichita State3–3–14–6–1
Indiana State2–4–15–5–1
New Mexico State1–5–03–8–0
Illinois State0–5–03–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Western Illinois*W 31–79,179[1]
September 19Eastern Michigan*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 28–713,824[2]
September 26at Northern Illinois*L 7–4015,387[3]
October 3at Southern Illinois*L 3–1414,900[4]
October 10Eastern Illinois*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL (rivalry)
W 25–37,808[5]
October 17New Mexico Statedagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 10–2011,134[6]
October 24at Indiana StateL 14–347,618[7]
October 31at Wichita StateL 7–288,120[8]
November 14Drake
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 10–137,514[9]
November 21Ball State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 10–144,832[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1981 Illinois State Redbirds football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 13 Willie Boyd Sr
WR 84 Clarence Collins So
QB 14 John Coppens Fr
RB 33 Michael Fizer So
FB 42 Dave George Jr
C 53 Mark Rodenhauser So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 46 John Casey Jr
LB 43 Pat Cassidy Sr
DB 21 Jim Collier Sr
DB 22 Curt Cox So
DT 67 Bruce Edwards Jr
S 15 Mike Prior Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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