2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 16th-year head coach Brock Spack. Illinois State played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Preseason

MVFC poll

The MVFC released it preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024. The Redbirds were predicted to finish sixth in the conference.

Schedule

Game summaries

at No. 25 (FBS) Iowa

at North Alabama

Western Illinois

Eastern Illinois (Mid-America Classic)

No. 2 North Dakota State

at No. 19 Southern Illinois

Missouri State

at Murray State

Youngstown State

at Northern Iowa

at Indiana State

North Dakota

No. 16 Southeast Missouri State (NCAA Division I Playoff–First Round)

at No. 5 UC Davis (NCAA Division I Playoff–Second Round)

References