2005 Illinois State Redbirds football team
American college football season
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The 2005 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Gateway.[1] The team was ranked No. 22 in The Sports Network's postseason NCAA Division I-AA rankings.[2] Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Sports NetworkNo. 22
Record7–4 (4–3 Gateway)
Headcoach
- Denver Johnson (6th season)
| 2005 Illinois State Redbirds football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 22 |
| Record | 7–4 (4–3 Gateway) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Justin Fuente (2nd season) |
| MVPs | |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Hancock Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Northern Iowa +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Southern Illinois +^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Youngstown State + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Illinois State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Iowa State* | L 21–32 | 44,058 | [3] | ||
| September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Drake* | W 56–19 | 8,188 | [4] | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois* | W 27–6 | 6,785 | [5] | ||
| September 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Murray State* |
| W 42–0 | 7,233 | [6] | |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State | L 20–17 | 16,809 | [7] | ||
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 Western Kentucky |
| L 34–37 OT | 10,416 | [8] | |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Southern Illinois | W 61–35 | 11,381 | [9] | ||
| October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 13 Northern Iowa |
| W 38–3 | 12,626 | [10] | |
| October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Western Illinois | No. 18 |
| L 17–31 | 9,007 | [11] |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | W 48–23 | 7,155 | [12] | ||
| November 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Indiana State |
| W 70–28 | 7,034 | [13] | |
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