2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season

2013 Illinois State Redbirds football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	George Barnett (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack (2nd season)
MVP	Marshaun Coprich, Colton Underwood
Captain	Colton Underwood, Jordan Neukirch
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 13 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
No. 18 Youngstown State	5	–	3	8	–	4
Southern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	5
Missouri State	5	–	3	5	–	7
Illinois State	4	–	4	5	–	6
South Dakota	3	–	5	4	–	8
Northern Iowa	3	–	5	7	–	5
Western Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	8
Indiana State	0	–	8	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 pm	at Ball State*	No. 13	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 28–51	16,327
September 14	6:00 pm	at No. 9 Eastern Illinois*	No. 18	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic)		L 24–57	10,741
September 21	6:00 pm	Abilene Christian*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		W 31–17	11,029
September 28	1:00 pm	at Missouri State		Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	Mediacom	L 10–37	8,507
October 5	2:00 pm	Western Illinois		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	CSNC	W 35–21	11,529
October 12	6:00 pm	at No. 18 Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	CSNC	L 21–59	16,593
October 19	1:00 pm	Indiana State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	W 55–14	8,262
October 26	1:00 pm	South Dakota		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		W 28–14	11,868
November 2	1:00 pm	Northern Iowa		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	CSNC	W 13–3	8,006
November 9	2:30 pm	at No. 1 North Dakota State		Fargodome Fargo, ND	FCS	L 10–28	18,076
November 16	2:00 pm	at Southern Illinois		Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	CSNC	L 17–24	5,885
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Draft Year	Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
2014	Shelby Harris	DE	7	235	Oakland Raiders

^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "2013 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

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Venues	Hancock Stadium (1963–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Illinois: Mid-America Classic
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1887 1888–1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898–1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910–1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024