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The 2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a record of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Gateway.[1]

Record2–9 (2–5 Gateway)
Headcoach
MVPs
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2001 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPs
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
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2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6–1  11–3 
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^ 5–2  8–4 
No. 15 Youngstown State 5–2  8–3 
Western Illinois 4–3  5–5 
Southwest Missouri State 3–4  6–5 
Indiana State 2–5  3–8 
Illinois State 2–5  2–9 
Southern Illinois 1–6  1–10 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Western Michigan*No. 16L 7–4833,976[2]
September 8at Murray State*No. 21L 17–322,661[3]
September 15No. 11 Eastern Illinois* Canceled[4]
September 22Southeast Missouri State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 33–387,027[5]
September 29No. 19 Southwest Texas State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 13–2012,461[6]
October 6at Southern IllinoisL 17–239,830[7]
October 13No. 14 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 23–336,777[8]
October 20at No. 5 Youngstown StateL 30–4419,171[9]
October 27No. 11 Northern Iowadagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 42–1410,173[10]
November 3No. 7 Western Kentucky
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 14–586,493[11]
November 10Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 31–175,669[12]
November 17at Southwest Missouri StateL 31–485,540[13]
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