2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team
The 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in sixth place.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 29 |
6:00 PM |
at Ball State* |
No. 13 |
Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN |
ESPN3 |
L 28–51 |
16,327 |
September 14 |
6:00 PM |
at No. 9 Eastern Illinois* |
No. 18 |
O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic) |
|
L 24–57 |
10,741 |
September 21 |
6:00 PM |
Abilene Christian* |
|
Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL |
|
W 31–17 |
11,029 |
September 28 |
1:00 PM |
at Missouri State |
|
Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO |
Mediacom |
L 10–37 |
8,507 |
October 5 |
2:00 PM |
Western Illinois |
|
Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL |
CSNC |
W 35–21 |
11,529 |
October 12 |
6:00 PM |
at No. 18 Youngstown State |
|
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
CSNC |
L 21–59 |
16,593 |
October 19 |
1:00 PM |
Indiana State |
|
Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL |
ESPN3 |
W 55–14 |
8,262 |
October 26 |
1:00 PM |
South Dakota |
|
Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL |
|
W 28–14 |
11,868 |
November 2 |
1:00 PM |
Northern Iowa |
|
Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL |
CSNC |
W 13–3 |
8,006 |
November 9 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 1 North Dakota State |
|
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
FCS |
L 10–28 |
18,076 |
November 16 |
2:00 PM |
at Southern Illinois |
|
Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL |
CSNC |
L 17–24 |
5,885 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
2013 Home Attendance Average
The Illinois State Redbird Football program averaged 10,138 fans for the 2013 home football games.
Redbirds Drafted
Draft Year | Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
2014 |
Shelby Harris | DE | 7 | 235 | Oakland Raiders |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Final |
Sports Network |
13 |
19 |
18 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
Coaches |
10 |
17 |
16 |
24 |
24 |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
RV |
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