2009 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2009 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MVFC.^[1] Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

2009 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Farmer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (1st season)
MVPs	Matt Brown Eric Brunner
Captains	Matt Brown Drew Kiel Doni Phelps
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 11 South Dakota State ^		7	–	1					8	–	3
No. 18 Northern Iowa		5	–	3					7	–	4
Illinois State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Missouri State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
North Dakota State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Western Illinois		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Eastern Illinois*	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL (rivalry)	L 6–31	10,013	[2]
September 12	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 17–45	62,347	[3]
September 19	Austin Peay*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 38–7	10,158	[4]
September 26	No. 17 South Dakota State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 17–38	7,833	[5]
October 3	at North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 27–24	18,608	[6]
October 10	at No. 6 Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 23–43	11,153	[7]
October 17	Indiana State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 38–21	11,514	[8]
October 31	at Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	W 24–14	12,115	[9]
November 7	Western Illinois	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 25–7	12,074	[10]
November 14	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 18–30	12,493	[11]
November 21	No. 9 Northern Iowa	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 22–20	6,287	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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