2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

2013 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Barnett (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (2nd season)
MVPMarshaun Coprich, Colton Underwood
CaptainColton Underwood, Jordan Neukirch
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   8 0     15 0  
No. 13 South Dakota State ^   5 3     9 5  
No. 18 Youngstown State   5 3     8 4  
Southern Illinois   5 3     7 5  
Missouri State   5 3     5 7  
Illinois State   4 4     5 6  
South Dakota   3 5     4 8  
Northern Iowa   3 5     7 5  
Western Illinois   2 6     4 8  
Indiana State   0 8     1 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 pmat Ball State*No. 13ESPN3L 28–5116,327
September 146:00 pmat No. 9 Eastern Illinois*No. 18L 24–5710,741
September 216:00 pmAbilene Christian*W 31–1711,029
September 281:00 pmat Missouri StateMediacomL 10–378,507
October 52:00 pmWestern Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNCW 35–2111,529
October 126:00 pmat No. 18 Youngstown StateCSNCL 21–5916,593
October 191:00 pmIndiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
ESPN3W 55–148,262
October 261:00 pmSouth Dakota
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 28–1411,868
November 21:00 pmNorthern Iowa
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
CSNCW 13–38,006
November 92:30 pmat No. 1 North Dakota StateFCSL 10–2818,076
November 162:00 pmat Southern IllinoisCSNCL 17–245,885

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Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network131918RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches1017162424RVRV

Redbirds drafted

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Draft Year Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
2014 Shelby Harris DE 7 235 Oakland Raiders

References

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  1. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.