2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team

The 2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a record of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Gateway.[1]

2001 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPBoomer Grigsby, Willie Watts
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  6 –1   11 –3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^  5 –2   8 –4  
No. 15 Youngstown State  5 –2   8 –3  
Western Illinois  4 –3   5 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4   6 –5  
Indiana State  2 –5   3 –8  
Illinois State  2 –5   2 –9  
Southern Illinois  1 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Western Michigan*No. 16
L 7–4833,976[2]
September 8at Murray State*No. 21
L 17–322,661[3]
September 15No. 11 Eastern Illinois*
 Canceled[4]
September 22Southeast Missouri State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 33–387,027[5]
September 29No. 19 Southwest Texas State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 13–2012,461[6]
October 6at Southern Illinois
L 17–239,830[7]
October 13No. 14 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 23–336,777[8]
October 20at No. 5 Youngstown State
L 30–4419,171[9]
October 27No. 11 Northern Iowadagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 42–1410,173[10]
November 3No. 7 Western Kentucky
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 14–586,493[11]
November 10Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 31–175,669[12]
November 17at Southwest Missouri State
L 31–485,540[13]

References
  1. "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 67. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. Reinhardt, Randy (August 31, 2001). "W. Michigan airs it out on ISU". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Childress leads Racers past Illinois State, 32-17". Messenger-Inquirer. Associated Press. September 9, 2001. p. 3B. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Reinhardt, Randy (September 15, 2001). "Redbirds return to 11 games". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Reinhardt, Randy (September 23, 2001). "ISU stunned again". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Reinhardt, Randy (September 30, 2001). "Not a month to remember". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Reinhardt, Randy (October 7, 2001). "ISU still can't earn first win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Reinhardt, Randy (October 14, 2001). "Nothing special about this ISU loss". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Reinhardt, Randy (October 21, 2001). "Redbirds can't kick losing habit". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Newhoff, Doug (October 28, 2001). "Bumbling, stumbling". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Herbst, Rob (November 4, 2001). "WKU explodes against ISU". Park City Daily News. p. 1B. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Reinhardt, Randy (November 11, 2001). "Watts provides electricity for ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Scranton, Lyndal (November 18, 2001). "Football Bears finish on a strong note". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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