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1983 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Bob Otolski, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth out of eight teams in the MVC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Record6–4–1 (2–2–1 MVC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHancock Stadium
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1983 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
 1982
1984 
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1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $500830
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^4101310
No. 5 Indiana State ^320940
New Mexico State320560
Illinois State221641
Wichita State330380
Drake1601100
West Texas State0510101
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Eastern Illinois*L 7–38[1]
September 10at Marshall*W 27–312,800[2]
September 17Western Michigan*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 14–41[3]
September 24at DrakeW 36–17[4]
October 1No. 7 Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 37–2014,503[5]
October 8at West Texas StateT 24–24[6]
October 15at TulsaL 25–3921,107[7]
October 22at Nicholls State*W 34–29[8]
October 29Western Illinois*dagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 45–79,096[9]
November 5at No. 1 Southern IllinoisL 26–2816,600[10]
November 12Southwest Missouri State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 34–76,101[11]
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