2000 Illinois State Redbirds football team
American college football season
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The 2000 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Gateway.[1] Illinois State was ranked No. 24 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.
- Denver Johnson (1st season)
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
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| Sports Network | No. 24 |
| Record | 7–4 (4–2 Gateway) |
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| Home stadium | Hancock Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Western Illinois $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Youngstown State ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Illinois State | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their opening game against West Virginia Tech an NCAA Division II team, the Redbirds scored 75 points, the most the team had scored in a game since 1937.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | West Virginia Tech* | No. 5 | W 75–10 | 10,126 | [3] | ||
| September 9 | 6:35 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | No. 5 | L 0–52 | 24,682 | [4] | ||
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State* | No. 17 | L 25–28 | 8,125 | [5] | ||
| September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Northern Iowa | No. 23 | Gateway TV | L 28–34 | 13,088 | [6] | |
| October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 3 Youngstown State |
| Gateway TV | L 12–14 | 11,938 | [7] | |
| October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Indiana State | W 21–0 | 5,287 | [8] | |||
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M* |
| W 64–0 | 7,841 | [9] | ||
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois |
| W 27–17 | 13,011 | [10] | ||
| November 4 | 1:05 p.m. | at No. 4 Western Illinois | W 25–18 | 10,147 | [11] | |||
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 Eastern Illinois |
| W 44–41 2OT | 8,540 | [12] | ||
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Southwest Missouri State |
| W 40–7 | 6,527 | [13] | ||
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