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The 2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-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 6–5 and a record of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway.[1]

Record6–5 (4–3 Gateway)
Headcoach
MVPs
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2002 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPs
Captains
  • Vito Golson
  • Boomer Grigsby
  • Jon Laurenti
  • Ray Robinson
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
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2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^ 6–1  12–3 
No. 5 Western Illinois +^ 6–1  11–2 
Youngstown State 4–3  7–4 
Illinois State 4–3  6–5 
Indiana State 3–4  5–7 
Northern Iowa 2–5  5–6 
Southern Illinois 2–5  4–8 
Southwest Missouri State 1–6  4–7 
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Purdue*L 10–5147,701[2]
September 7Quincy (IL)*W 55–108,234[3]
September 21Murray State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 24–237,674[4]
September 28at No. 13 Eastern Illinois*L 10–4510,731[5]
October 5Southwest Missouri Statedagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 30–2010,283[6]
October 12at No. 13 Western IllinoisL 17–2210,113[7]
October 19No. 25 Southern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 35–1412,415[8]
October 26at No. 17 Northern IowaW 31–209,241[9]
November 2at No. 22 Western KentuckyNo. 25L 0–95,600[10]
November 9Youngstown State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 17–246,458[11]
November 16at Indiana StateW 20–122,652[12]
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