1999 Illinois State Redbirds football team
American college football season
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The 1999 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Todd Berry, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Gateway Football Conference title. Illinois State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds defeated Colgate in the first round and Hofstra in the quarterfinals before losing to Georgia Southern in the semifinals.[1] Illinois State was ranked No. 3 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of NCAA Division I-AA teams.[2] The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.
- Todd Berry (4th season)
| 1999 Illinois State Redbirds football | |
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Gateway champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 17–28 vs. Georgia Southern | |
| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 3 |
| Record | 11–3 (6–0 Gateway) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Bond (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Therrell (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
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| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Hancock Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Illinois State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | Truman State* | No. 8 | W 41–9 | 10,458 | [3] | |
| September 11 | Southeast Missouri State* | No. 5 |
| W 55–7 | 9,322 | [4] |
| September 18 | at Minnesota* | No. 5 | L 7–55 | 33,726 | [5] | |
| September 25 | at Southwest Missouri State | No. 11 | W 46–42 | 15,005 | [6] | |
| October 2 | No. 5 Northern Iowa | No. 10 |
| W 47–28 | 11,378 | [7] |
| October 9 | Indiana State | No. 7 |
| W 20–17 | 10,870 | [8] |
| October 16 | at No. 19 South Florida* | No. 6 | L 13–14 | 22,054 | [9] | |
| October 23 | at Southern Illinois | No. 12 | W 55–48 | 13,100 | [10] | |
| October 30 | at No. 8 Youngstown State | No. 11 | W 31–28 | 15,414 | [11] | |
| November 6 | Western Illinois | No. 11 |
| W 38–30 | 14,108 | [12] |
| November 13 | at Eastern Illinois* | No. 7 | W 24–17 | 3,033 | [13] | |
| November 27 | No. 18 Colgate* | No. 5 |
| W 56–13 | 7,133 | [14] |
| December 4 | at No. 4 Hofstra* | No. 5 |
| W 37–20 | 5,586 | [15] |
| December 11 | at No. 2 Georgia Southern* | No. 5 |
| L 17–28 | 12,299 | [16] |
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