2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2014 Illinois State Redbirds football
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 2
FCS CoachesNo. 2
Record13–2 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Beathard (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (1st season)
MVPTre Roberson, Mike Banks
CaptainChris Highland, Dontae McCoy, Marshaun Coprich
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State +^   7 – 1     15 – 1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^   5 – 3     9 – 5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^   4 – 4     8 – 6  
No. 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 poll
Logo for athletics at Illinois State University

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 66:30 pmMississippi Valley State*
CSNCW 62–010,243
September 1312:00 pmNo. 25 Eastern Illinois*
CSNCW 34–1512,570
September 276:30 pmAustin Peay*No. 23
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
RTVW 55–68,443
October 42:00 pmNo. 9 South Dakota StatedaggerNo. 22
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
RTVW 45–1010,919
October 112:00 pmat No. 20 Indiana StateNo. 15
CSNCW 20–187,534
October 183:00 pmat Western IllinoisNo. 10
WIUtv3W 37–344,641
October 256:00 pmMissouri StateNo. 9
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
RTVW 21–710,164
November 14:00 pmat No. 22 Northern IowaNo. 7
RTVL 28–4212,154
November 81:00 pmNo. 10 Youngstown StateNo. 12
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
RTVW 35–218,271
November 151:00 pmat South DakotaNo. 8
RTVW 45–266,712
November 221:00 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 8
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNCW 44–297,295
December 61:00 pmNo. 10 Northern Iowa*No. 7
ESPN3W 41–215,575
December 133:00 pmat No. 4 Eastern Washington*No. 7
ESPN3W 59–466,239
December 201:00 pmat No. 1 New Hampshire*No. 7
ESPNUW 21–189,497
January 1012:00 pmvs. No. 2 North Dakota StateNo. 7
ESPN2L 27–2920,918

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Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports NetworkRVRVRVRV2322151097128872
CoachesRVRVRV24222215996127772

Redbirds drafted

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

References

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  1. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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