2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2015
| team = Illinois State Redbirds
| sport = football
| image = Illinois State Redbirds Wordmark.png
| image_size = 175
| conference = Missouri Valley Football Conference
| short_conf = MVFC
| STATSRank = 5
| FCSCoachRank = 5
| record = 10–3
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach = Brock Spack
| hc_year = 7th
| off_coach = Kurt Beathard
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Spence Nowinsky
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| mvp = Marshaun Coprich
| mvp2 = Pat Meehan
| mvp3 = Dalton Keene
| captain = Tre Roberson
| captain2 = Pat Meehan
| captain3 = Soniel Estime
| stadium = Hancock Stadium
| champion = MVFC co–champion
| bowl = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| bowl_result = L 27–39 vs. Richmond
}}
{{2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings}}
The 2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with North Dakota State for the second consecutive season. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Redbirds defeated Western Illinois in the second round, before losing to Richmond in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2015
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 11:00 am
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = Iowa
| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| tv = BTN
| score = 14–31
| attend = 59,450
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Morgan State
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| score = 67–14
| attend = 13,391
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Eastern Illinois
| site_stadium = O'Brien Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, IL
| gamename = Mid-America Classic
| tv = WMBD
| score = 34–31
| overtime = OT
| attend = 8,104
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 4
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = MVC TV/ESPN3
| score = 21–13
| attend = 13,391
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Youngstown State
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Stambaugh Stadium
| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 31–29
| attend = 17,715
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Missouri State
| site_stadium = Plaster Sports Complex
| site_cityst = Springfield, MO
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 38–2
| attend = 14,212
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 3
| opponent = Western Illinois
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = CSNC/ESPN3
| score = 48–28
| attend = 13,391
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 3
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = CSNC/ESPN3
| score = 27–24
| attend = 7,498
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 2
| opponent = South Dakota State
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Brookings, SD
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–25
| attend = 9,081
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Saluki Stadium
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| tv = MVC TV/ESPN3
| score = 42–21
| attend = 6,388
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| rank = 6
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = CSNC/ESPN3
| score = 46–0
| attend = 5,210
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 5
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| gamename = NCAA Division I Second Round
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 36–19
| attend = 6,124
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 11
| time = 6:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 4
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| gamename = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 27–39
| attend = 5,356
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2015 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2287/season/2015 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=November 29, 2022 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2015 Football Schedule |url=https://goredbirds.com/sports/football/schedule/2015 |publisher=Illinois State University |access-date=November 29, 2022 }}
Game summaries
=@ Iowa=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#2 Redbirds
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 14
|Home=Hawkeyes
|H1= 7
|H2= 10
|H3= 7
|H4= 7
}}
{{see also|2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Morgan State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bears
|R1= 0
|R2= 7
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=#4 Redbirds
|H1= 22
|H2= 14
|H3= 21
|H4= 10
}}
{{see also|2015 Morgan State Bears football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Eastern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#5 Redbirds
|R1= 10
|R2= 14
|R3= 0
|R4= 7
|R5= 3
|Home=Panthers
|H1= 14
|H2= 7
|H3= 0
|H4= 10
|H5= 0
}}
{{see also|2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team|Mid-America Classic}}
{{Clear}}
=Northern Iowa=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#7 Panthers
|R1= 0
|R2= 7
|R3= 3
|R4= 3
|Home=#4 Redbirds
|H1= 0
|H2= 0
|H3= 7
|H4= 14
}}
{{see also|2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Youngstown State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#4 Redbirds
|R1= 7
|R2= 7
|R3= 3
|R4= 14
|Home=#9 Penguins
|H1= 6
|H2= 3
|H3= 3
|H4= 17
}}
{{see also|2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Missouri State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#4 Redbirds
|R1= 14
|R2= 17
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=Bears
|H1= 0
|H2= 0
|H3= 0
|H4= 2
}}
{{see also|2015 Missouri State Bears football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Western Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#20 Leathernecks
|R1= 7
|R2= 14
|R3= 7
|R4= 0
|Home=#3 Redbirds
|H1= 14
|H2= 7
|H3= 14
|H4= 13
}}
{{see also|2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Indiana State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#21 Sycamores
|R1= 0
|R2= 21
|R3= 3
|R4= 0
|Home=#3 Redbirds
|H1= 2
|H2= 7
|H3= 7
|H4= 11
}}
{{see also|2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ South Dakota State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#2 Redbirds
|R1= 7
|R2= 0
|R3= 7
|R4= 6
|Home=#11 Jackrabbits
|H1= 0
|H2= 13
|H3= 6
|H4= 6
}}
{{see also|2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team}}
{{Clear}}
=@ Southern Illinois=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#6 Redbirds
|R1= 0
|R2= 14
|R3= 21
|R4= 7
|Home=Salukis
|H1= 0
|H2= 21
|H3= 0
|H4= 0
}}
{{see also|2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team}}
{{Clear}}
=South Dakota=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Coyotes
|R1= 0
|R2= 0
|R3= 0
|R4= 0
|Home=#6 Redbirds
|H1= 3
|H2= 20
|H3= 13
|H4= 10
}}
{{see also|2015 South Dakota Coyotes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Western Illinois—NCAA Division I Second Round=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Leathernecks
|R1= 3
|R2= 3
|R3= 6
|R4= 7
|Home=#4 Redbirds
|H1= 7
|H2= 0
|H3= 8
|H4= 21
}}
{{Clear}}
=Richmond—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=#12 Spiders
|R1= 10
|R2= 9
|R3= 6
|R4= 14
|Home=#4 Redbirds
|H1= 0
|H2= 7
|H3= 7
|H4= 13
}}
{{see also|2015 Richmond Spiders football team}}
Ranking movements
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = STATS FCS
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 13
| poll1_0=2 (3)
| poll1_1=4 (20)
| poll1_2=5 (6)
| poll1_3=4 (2)
| poll1_4=4 (2)
| poll1_5=4 (1)
| poll1_6=4 (1)
| poll1_7=3 (6)
| poll1_8=3 (3)
| poll1_9=2 (18)
| poll1_10=6
| poll1_11=6
| poll1_12=4
| poll1_13=5
| poll1_14=
| poll1_15=
| poll1_16=
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 13
| poll2_0=2
| poll2_1=5 (6)
| poll2_2=6 (1)
| poll2_3=5
| poll2_4=4
| poll2_5=4
| poll2_6=4
| poll2_7=4 (2)
| poll2_8=3 (20)
| poll2_9=2 (3)
| poll2_10=6
| poll2_11=6
| poll2_12=4
| poll2_13=5
| poll2_14=
| poll2_15=
| poll2_16=
| poll2_17=
| poll2_18=
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Illinois State Redbirds football navbox}}
{{Missouri Valley Football Conference champions}}
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