2015 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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.

2015 Illinois State Redbirds football
MVFC co–champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 5
FCS CoachesNo. 5
Record10–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Beathard (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (2nd season)
MVPMarshaun Coprich, Pat Meehan, Dalton Keene
CaptainTre Roberson, Pat Meehan, Soniel Estime
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2015 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 1   13 2  
No. 5 Illinois State +^  7 1   10 3  
No. 8 Northern Iowa ^  5 3   9 5  
No. 15 South Dakota State ^  5 3   8 4  
Western Illinois ^  5 3   7 6  
Indiana State  3 5   5 6  
Youngstown State  3 5   5 6  
South Dakota  3 5   5 6  
Southern Illinois  2 6   3 8  
Missouri State  0 8   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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