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American college football season
The 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented
Illinois State University as a member of the
Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the
2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach
Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with
North Dakota State. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the
NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Redbirds defeated
Northern Iowa in the second round,
Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals, and
New Hampshire in the semifinals before losing to North Dakota State in the
NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games at
Hancock Stadium in
Normal, Illinois.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 6 | 6:30 pm |
Mississippi Valley State* | | |
CSNC | W 62–0 | 10,243 |
September 13 | 12:00 pm | No. 25
Eastern Illinois* | | | CSNC | W 34–15 | 12,570 |
September 27 | 6:30 pm |
Austin Peay* | No. 23 | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
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RTV | W 55–6 | 8,443 |
October 4 | 2:00 pm | No. 9
South Dakota State | No. 22 | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| RTV | W 45–10 | 10,919 |
October 11 | 2:00 pm | at No. 20
Indiana State | No. 15 | | CSNC | W 20–18 | 7,534 |
October 18 | 3:00 pm | at
Western Illinois | No. 10 | | WIUtv3 | W 37–34 | 4,641 |
October 25 | 6:00 pm |
Missouri State | No. 9 | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| RTV | W 21–7 | 10,164 |
November 1 | 4:00 pm | at No. 22
Northern Iowa | No. 7 | | RTV | L 28–42 | 12,154 |
November 8 | 1:00 pm | No. 10
Youngstown State | No. 12 | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| RTV | W 35–21 | 8,271 |
November 15 | 1:00 pm | at
South Dakota | No. 8 | | RTV | W 45–26 | 6,712 |
November 22 | 1:00 pm |
Southern Illinois | No. 8 | - Hancock Stadium
- Normal, IL
| CSNC | W 44–29 | 7,295 |
December 6 | 1:00 pm | No. 10 Northern Iowa* | No. 7 | |
ESPN3 | W 41–21 | 5,575 |
December 13 | 3:00 pm | at No. 4
Eastern Washington* | No. 7 | | ESPN3 | W 59–46 | 6,239 |
December 20 | 1:00 pm | at No. 1
New Hampshire* | No. 7 | |
ESPNU | W 21–18 | 9,497 |
January 10 | 12:00 pm | vs. No. 2
North Dakota State | No. 7 | |
ESPN2 | L 27–29 | 20,918 |
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
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Sports Network | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
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Redbirds drafted
Draft Year |
Player |
Position |
Round |
Overall |
NFL Team
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2015
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James O'Shaughnessy |
TE |
5 |
173 |
Kansas City Chiefs
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