2007 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2007 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Gateway.^[1] Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

2007 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach	Denver Johnson (8th season)
MVPs	Isaiah Wiggins Kye Stewart
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	0					12	–	1
No. 3 Southern Illinois ^		5	–	1					12	–	2
No. 16 Youngstown State		3	–	3					7	–	4
Western Illinois		3	–	3					6	–	5
Missouri State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Illinois State		2	–	4					4	–	7
Indiana State		0	–	6					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30		Drake*	No. 7	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 24–27	12,167	[2]
September 8		Murray State*	No. 17	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 43–17	13,214	[3]
September 15		at No. 14 Eastern Illinois*	No. 17	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL (rivalry)	W 24–21	9,028	[4]
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 (FBS) Missouri*	No. 14	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 17–38	56,137	[5]
September 29	1:30 p.m.	No. 3 Northern Iowa	No. 16	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 13–23	10,473	[6]
October 6		at Missouri State	No. 23	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	L 41–58	11,058	[7]
October 13		Indiana State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 69–17	14,077	[8]
October 20		at No. 12 Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 27–22	18,616	[9]
October 27		No. 24 Western Illinois		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 14–27	15,118	[10]
November 3	6:00 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State*		Fargodome Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)	L 28–54	18,116	[11]
November 10		at No. 5 Southern Illinois		McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 24–34	9,259	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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