2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place the MVFC. For the third straight season, Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds lost in the first round to Central Arkansas. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

2016 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorDan Clark (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Dicken (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (3rd season)
MVPMark Spelman, Alejandro Rivera, Dalton Keene
CaptainMark Spelman, Alec Kocour, Cole Bumpus
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 North Dakota State +^  7 1   12 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^  7 1   9 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  6 2   12 4  
Illinois State ^  4 4   6 6  
Northern Iowa  4 4   5 6  
Western Illinois  3 5   6 5  
South Dakota  3 5   4 7  
Indiana State  2 6   4 7  
Missouri State  2 6   4 7  
Southern Illinois  2 6   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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