Tag: Illinois State Redbirds Football

Well, we have made it sort of to the final regular season weekend in the Missouri Valley Football Conference spring schedule....

After a week of postponements and further schools opting out of this 2021 spring season, the Missouri Valley Football Conference is down to just two...

Last week was a lost week for over half the MVFC squads and this week looks to be same. Two games last week were postponed...

This week with just four games, the biggest appears to be Southern Illinois at Missouri State with the winner staying in the MVFC title and...

We're about at about the midpoint of the spring season, and the writers at CSJ get together to take stock of the season so far....

SIU now gets South Dakota State at home this week. The Jackrabbits had a nail bitter against winless Youngstown State at home last week....

This week the most intriguing match-up appears to the Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois as we have all MVFC games this week played on Saturday,...

This week we get a Thursday game that matches two of the three undefeated teams left in league play when South Dakota visits North Dakota...

Like many other football fans across the nation of FCS, we watched North Dakota State's 39 game winning streak come to an end in Carbondale,...

After a short first week of the season with just three of the possible five games played, Week 2 of MVFC play hopes to play...

With a canceled 2020 FCS football fall season due to COVID-19 reasons, the sub-division will be playing instead in an unprecedented spring schedule. ...

North Dakota State has been tabbed as the Missouri Valley Football Conference 2021 Spring preseason favorite in a poll conducted by league coaches....

Of our preseason poll last year, only 6 of the top 10 teams made the playoffs. 13 of the full 25 played past Thanksgiving. Its...

FARGO, N.D.—North Dakota State did not score a touchdown, but three field goals proved to be enough to secure its ninth straight Division I FCS...

We're down to the final eight teams in the FCS Playoffs, as an unprecedented six of those teams face off on Friday evening in an...

FCS Second Round Playoff Matchup: Illinois State at North Dakota State Where: Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota When: Saturday, December 14th, 12:00PM EST TV/Streaming: ESPN/Watch ESPN Illinois...

With the second round of the FCS Playoffs now complete, we give you links to all our recaps and our writers' impression of the games....

Illinois State RB James Robinson followed up his 297 yard effort last week against Southeast Missouri State with a 210 yard rushing game against Central...

  FCS Second Round Playoff Matchup: Illinois State at Central Arkansas Where: Estes Stadium, Conway, Arkansas When: Saturday, December 7th, 3:00 PM TV/Streaming: ESPN3 (subscription...

With the first round of the FCS Playoffs now complete, we give you links to all our recaps and our writers’ impression of the games....

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.– Illinis State RB James Robinson rushed for a career high 297 yards on 41 carries to help defeat Southeast Missouri State 24-6...

Who: Illinois State at SEMO When: Saturday, November 30th Time: 2 pm Location: Cape Girardeau, Missouri How to Watch: ESPN 3 Playoff time is the...

The regular season is over but four Missouri Valley Football Conference teams will be playing in the FCS postseason tournament. Two MVFC teams were seeded...

It is hard to believe we are already in the last week of the regular season. The playoffs start next week and it looks right...

North Dakota State clinched its ninth straight Missouri Valley Football Conference title with its win over South Dakota 49-14. The Bison clinched the title outright for...

North Dakota State closes out its home schedule this week while hosting South Dakota. The Bison are hoping to clinch at least a share of...

The beat goes on for North Dakota State as it won its 31st straight contest in blowing out Western Illinois 57-21. The Bison rolled up...

The beat goes on for NDSU (9-0) as is this week, the Bison host Western Illinios, host South Dakota next week and finish the regular...

Four of the five games this week had the road team win in Week 10 of MVFC play and previously winless Western Illinois was the...

The halfway point of the MVFC has just one undefeated team in league play but has three with just one loss. North Dakota State is...

And then there was one-undefeated team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference that is. A record crowd of 19,371 was on hand at Dana J....

As the Missouri Valley entered into its third week of conference play, three teams remained undefeated going into this week of action. But only two...

The big question in the Missouri Valley Football Conference right now is there a team that can knock North Dakota State off its current winning...

The second week of Missouri Valley Football Conference in-conference game resulted in three teams remaining undefeated in conference play. North Dakota State, South Dakota, and...

The MVFC has two Top 25 clashes again this week with the biggest being Northern Iowa visiting North Dakota State. The other is Youngstown State...

The Missouri Valley Football Conference got into conference play with all 10 teams playing their first game within the league. Two teams went into their...

The Missouri Valley Football Conference gets into conference action for the first time this week. And what a first week we have!! Two Top 25...

The Missouri Valley Football Conference did well in Week 4 in going 6-3 against its non-conference schedule in Week 4. That included going 5-0 against...

Week 3 saw another good showing for the Missouri Valley Football Conference as a whole (See the recap here). The league went 6-3 as a...

The Missouri Valley this week had another good week with its nine out-of-conference games. There were nine games with Northern Iowa being off this past...

The Missouri Valley Football Conference did well in Week 2 as the league as a whole. The biggest win in the league was Southern Illinois’...

The Missouri Valley Football Conference as a whole had a much better week than in Week 1 during this past Week 2. The league as...

On paper, the Missouri Valley Football Conference did not get off to a great start, with only one win in Week 1 (although another was...

The MVFC Conference has been the top confernce in all of FCS for nearly the last decade. All 10 MVFC teams are in action this...

The MVFC continues to be the premier conference in the FCS having now had at least one national title game representative for the past eight...

Illinois State Redbirds Location: Normal, IL Coach: Brock Spack (74-45 @ ISU & overall), 11th season at ISU Stadium: Hancock Stadium (Capacity: 13,391) CSJ Projections:...

Illinois State at Indiana State When: Saturday, November 10th, 1:00 PM EST Where: Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, Ind. TV/Streaming: ESPN3 / WatchESPN Illinois State Redbirds (5-4,...

Illinois State at Northern Iowa When: Saturday, November 3rd, 2:00PM EDT Where: UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA TV/Streaming: Fox Sports Chicago, Panther Sports Network, ESPN+ (subscription req’d)...

Only an Act of God Stands In The the Way of Colgate’s Patriot League Title With Colgate’s 38-0 smothering of Georgetown, the undefeated Raiders have...

South Dakota State at Illinois State When: Saturday, October 27, 12:00 PM CDT Where:Hancock Stadium, Normal, Ill. TV/Streaming: ESPN College Extra/ESPN3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (4-2, 2-2...