2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2014 Illinois State Redbirds football

MVFC co-champion
FCS Championship Game, L 27–29 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 2
2014 record	13–2 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Beathard
Defensive coordinator	Spence Nowinsky
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium (Capacity: 13,391)

2014 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 North Dakota St. +^		7	–	1		15	–	1
#2 Illinois State +^		7	–	1		13	–	2
#10 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2		9	–	5
#12 South Dakota St. ^		5	–	3		9	–	5
#19 Indiana State ^		4	–	4		8	–	6
#22 Youngstown State		4	–	4		7	–	5
Southern Illinois		3	–	5		6	–	6
Western Illinois		3	–	5		5	–	7
Missouri State		1	–	7		4	–	8
South Dakota		0	–	8		2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 13–2, 7–1 in MVFC play to win a share of the conference title with North Dakota State. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Northern Iowa, Eastern Washington, and New Hampshire to advance to the FCS National Championship game where they lost to fellow MVFC member North Dakota State to finish as national runner-up.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:30 PM	Mississippi Valley State*		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	CSNC	W 62–0	10,243
September 13	12:00 PM	No. 25 Eastern Illinois*		Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL (Mid-America Classic)	CSNC	W 34–15	12,570
September 27	6:30 PM	Austin Peay*	No. 23	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL	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	Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN	CSNC	W 20–18	7,534
October 18	3:00 PM	at Western Illinois	No. 10	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	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	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	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	DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD	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	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 41–21	5,575
December 13	3:00 PM	at No. 4 Eastern Washington*	No. 7	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	W 59–46	6,239
December 20	1:00 PM	at No. 1 New Hampshire*	No. 7	Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)	ESPNU	W 21–18	9,497
January 10	12:00 PM	vs. No. 2 North Dakota State	No. 7	Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 27–29	20,918
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

2014 Home Attendance Average

The Illinois State Redbird Football program averaged 10,497 fans for the 2014 home football games.

Redbirds Drafted

Draft Year	Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
2015	James O'Shaughnessy	TE	5	173	Kansas City Chiefs

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	22	15	10	9	7	12	8	8	7	2
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	24	22	22	15	9	9	6	12	7	7	7	2

References

Illinois State Redbirds football

Venues	Hancock Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Mid-America Classic (Eastern Illinois)

Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State

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