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1997 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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Record2–9 (0–6 GFC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumHancock Stadium
1997 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Western Illinois $^ 6–0  11–2 
Northern Iowa 5–1  7–4 
No. 4 Youngstown State ^ 4–2  13–2 
Southwest Missouri State 3–3  5–6 
Indiana State 2–4  3–8 
Southern Illinois 1–5  3–8 
Illinois State 0–6  2–9 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Todd Berry, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the GFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

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