The 2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented

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as a member of the

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(MVFC) during the

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. Led by seventh-year head coach

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, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the MVFC title with

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for the second consecutive season. Illinois State received an at-large bid to the

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playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Redbirds defeated

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in the second round, before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at

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Schedule

Game summaries

@ Iowa

Morgan State

@ Eastern Illinois

Northern Iowa

@ Youngstown State

@ Missouri State

Western Illinois

Indiana State

@ South Dakota State

@ Southern Illinois

South Dakota

Western Illinois—NCAA Division I Second Round

Richmond—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

Ranking movements

References

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