2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2017 Illinois State Redbirds football
2017 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (9th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Dan Clark (2nd season); Billy Dicken (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Spence Nowinsky (4th season)
MVPs	Dalton Keene; James Robinson;
Captains	Jake Kolbe; Dalton Keene; Brannon Barry;
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

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2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 3 South Dakota State ^	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 13 Western Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
No. 15 South Dakota ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Youngstown State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Indiana State	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Butler*	No. 20	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	W 45–0	10,840
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois*	No. 18	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic)	OVCDN	W 44–13	7,031
September 23	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	No. 14	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	ESPN3	W 34–9	7,183
September 30	6:30 p.m.	Indiana State	No. 12	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	W 24–13	13,391
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona*	No. 11	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	FCSP, Pluto TV	L 16–37	10,420
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois	No. 17	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 7–42	8,121
October 21	2:00 p.m.	No. 4 South Dakota	No. 24	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3, NBCS CH	W 37–21	12,113
October 28	1:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Youngstown State	No. 16	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 35–0	12,723
November 4	Noon	No. 15 Western Illinois	No. 12	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	L 14–31	13,192
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at No. 6 South Dakota State	No. 17	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 24–27 ^OT	9,458
November 18	Noon	No. 4 North Dakota State	No. 21	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3 NBCS CH	L 7–20	7,664
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 20 Redbirds	0	17	21	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Redbirds	10	17	10	7	44
Panthers	0	6	7	0	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Redbirds	3	3	28	0	34
Bears	6	0	0	3	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	13	0	13
No. 12 Redbirds	10	14	0	0	24

Schedule

Draft Year	Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
2018	Davontae Harris	CB	5	151	Cincinnati Bengals