Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State Football traveled to Carbondale this past Saturday to take on Southern Illinois. The Redbirds were 3-2 coming into this game following a loss to North Dakota State. ISU would be the first team to score a touchdown this game after a 36-yard rush from quarterback Tommy Rittenhouse. The Salukis would respond in the second quarter with a touchdown of their […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Brock Spack stepped up to the microphone once again this Tuesday to talk about yet another rivalry game with a conference foe. The Redbirds are coming off a disappointing loss to an exceptionally good North Dakota State team, who is ranked #2 in the country. They will take on a 2-3 Southern Illinois team this Saturday, a team they have struggled […]
Image Courtesy of Illinois State Athletics NORMAL,Ill. - Illinois State Football took on #2 ranked North Dakota State. Coming into this homecoming game the Redbirds were 3-1 and on a three game winning streak. In the first quarter of this game the Bisons would score a touchdown first. To close out the first half the Bisons would score another touchdown to take a 14-0 lead. After a two yard run […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State Football Coach, Brock Spack spoke with the Media on Tuesday following an offensively dominated game for the Redbirds coming out with a 31-7 victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers. Spack touched on the game a bit saying, “I thought we were a pretty balanced team and played well in all phases.” Considering the huge offensive performance struggles still ensued in the Week 4 matchup against […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - This past Saturday, Illinois State Redbird Football took on Eastern Illinois at home. This would be their 112th matchup against each other in the Mid-America Classic. ISU leads 60-43-9 in the all-time series between the two teams. In the first quarter, both teams struggled to score points for most of it. But as the quarter came to a close, the Redbirds scored […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Following a high-scoring victory over Western Illinois 51-34, the Redbirds look to continue their win streak with another home game set for this weekend against Eastern Illinois. The Redbirds are coming off back-to-back wins with over 100 rushing yards in each game. Coach Spack talked with the media again on Tuesday and made sure to mention how much Junior Running Back Wenkers […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Coming off their win last week against North Alabama, the Redbirds came into this game 1-1 on the season, ready to kick off their home opener for a family weekend, where they played Western Illinois. The Redbirds would start off this game by getting two unanswered touchdowns and going up 14-0. One of those touchdowns came on the ground by quarterback Tommy […]
Image Courtesy of Redbird Athletics NORMAL, Ill. - Coach Spack spoke with the media again following the Redbirds' Week 2 tight victory 24-17 over North Alabama. He touched on a big point in his press conference: how important rivalry games are, not just to ISU but to college football in general. Coach Spack also mentioned the fact that Western is not one to be overlooked, as the scores of their […]
Iowa City, Iowa — Redbird football kicked off its 2024-25 season this past Saturday. It took on the #25 ranked Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa. This follows its 6-5 record last season. In the first and second quarters, both teams struggled to put up points, with the Hawkeyes scoring a field goal each quarter. The first half ended close with a 6-0 lead for Iowa heading into the second half. The […]
