About Illinois State Redbirds
Illinois State Redbirds is the football program of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. It competes in NCAA Division I FCS as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The football program was established in 1887.
In the Missouri Valley Football Conference, Redbirds share the field with Indiana State Sycamores, Murray State Racers, North Dakota Fighting Hawks, Northern Iowa Panthers, South Dakota Coyotes, South Dakota State Jackrabbits, Southern Illinois Salukis and Youngstown State Penguins. The conference's football programs are in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, North Dakota, Ohio and South Dakota.
Illinois State University is a public university with 20,000 or more students, set in the suburbs of a midsize city in McLean County. This page follows football news that names Illinois State University or the Redbirds. Stories about the school's other sports are left out.