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Illinois State Football 38 ALL-AMERICANS • 15 NFL DRAFT PICKS • 308 MVFC SELECTIONS • THREE-TIME MVFC CHAMPIONS • SEVEN FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2017 SCHEDULE #4/6 North Dakota State at #21/25 Illinois State Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Date: Nov. 18, 2017 Sept. 2 BUTLER (ESPN3) W, 45-0 Time: Noon CT Sept. 16 at Eastern Illinois (OVCDN) W, 44-13 Sept. 23 at Missouri State* (ESPN3) W, 34-9 Site: Normal, Illinois Sept. 30 INDIANA STATE* (ESPN3) W, 24-13 Stadium: Hancock Stadium (13,391) Oct. 7 at Northern Arizona (NAU TV) L, 16-37 Series: NDSU leads 7-2 Oct. 14 at Southern Illinois* (ESPN3) L, 7-42 Streak: NDSU won 5 Oct. 21 #4 SOUTH DAKOTA* (NBCSC/ESPN3) W, 37-21 Last: NDSU won 31-10 in Fargo on Oct. 1, 2016 Oct. 28 at #19 Youngstown State* (ESPN3) W, 35-0 North Dakota State Illinois State Listen: Redbird Radio Network (AM 1230, FM 93.7) Nov. 4 #15 WESTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN3) L, 14-31 Bison Redbirds Streaming Audio: GoRedbirds.com & TuneIn App Nov. 11 at #5 South Dakota State* (ESPN3) L, 24-27 (OT) Watch: NBC Sports Chicago/ESPN3 Nov. 18 #4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* (NBCSC/ESPN3) Noon 9-1, 6-1 MVFC 6-4, 4-3 MVFC Home games in CAPS. All times Central. THE GAME * Missouri Valley Football Conference game It all comes down to this for the Redbirds, who need a victory to improve their win total to seven NBCSC - Game broadcast on NBC Sports Chicago and potentially earn a spot in the FCS playoffs for the fourth-consecutive season. However, the ESPN3 - Game streamed on ESPN3 on Valley TV task ahead of them is daunting with seven-time MVFC champion and fourth-ranked North Dakota State heading to Hancock Stadium on Senior Day. ILLINOIS STATE COACHES Brock Spack (f) Head Coach THE SERIES Spence Nowinsky (f) Defensive Coordinator/DL Illinois State and North Dakota State will meet for the 10th time in the series Saturday, with the Dan Clark (f) Co-Offensive Coordinator/OL Bison holding a 7-2 advantage over the Redbirds. ISU won its only two games against the Bison Billy Dicken (pb) Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB in 2009-10 in head coach Brock Spack's first two seasons at the helm, but NDSU has picked up Lamar Conard (f) RB wins in the last five meetings including the thrilling 2014 FCS National Championship Game. Cody Deti (f) DB Khenon Hall (f) Asst. DB PLAYERS TO WATCH Kane Keirnan (f) WR Illinois State: James Robinson, RB, So. Moose McClain (f) Assoc. Head Coach/FB,TE Robinson scored a pair of touchdowns, including the game-tying score that sent the game to Jake Schoonover (pb) LB,ST overtime at South Dakota State. Robinson rushed for 83 yards on 15 carries to up his season Corey Shandrick (pb) Asst. WR total to 837 yards, which ranks him third in the MVFC this season. His 11 touchdowns are tied for Game location: f - field, pb - press box second overall, and his 83.7 yards per game are fourth-most among league ball carriers. North Dakota State: Easton Stick, QB, Jr. Redbird sports NETWORK Stick was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week, after going 11-of-12 passing for a career- Dick Luedke, play-by-play high 307 yards and one touchdown with no turnovers last Saturday against South Dakota. Stick Ted Schmitz, analyst also rushed seven times for 39 yards with a touchdown, as the Bison rolled up 647 yards of total Craig Bertsche, sideline offense on the Coyotes. The Valley on ESPN3 THE @REDBIRDFB PROGRAM Kurt Pegler, play-by-play 7 FCS playoff appearances (1998, 1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) Chris Highland, analyst 5-time FCS quarterfinalists (1999, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015) Zach Dietmeier, sideline 2-time FCS semifinalists (1999, 2014) The team is 43-10 at home under Spack's guidance and 26-4 at Hancock Stadium since 2013 Athletics communications The team tied a program-record cumulative GPA of 2.94 in the Spring 2017 semester Mike Williams (football contact) Assistant Athletics Director/Communications HEAD COACH BROCK SPACK O: (309) 438-7748 | C: (309) 825-8828 When Brock Spack was named the 20th head coach in Illinois ILLINOIS STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR [email protected] | @ISU_mcwilli 2009.................................................................6-5 State football history prior to the 2009 season, it did not just mark 2010.................................................................6-5 2011 .................................................................7-4 Mary Lee Gibson (secondary contact) the beginning of a new era in Redbird Football, but it also signaled 2012..................................9-4 (FCS quarterfinals) Graduate Assistant/Communications 2013.................................................................5-6 the beginning of an entirely new belief system for the type of football 2014....................................13-2 (FCS runner-up) O: (309) 438-5746 | C: (773) 320-2981 program that Illinois State could field. Since that time, the Redbirds have 2015................................10-3 (FCS quarterfinals) [email protected] | @maryleeg1 2016..................................... 6-6 (FCS first round) posted eight winning campaigns in the last nine seasons, including a 2017.................................................................6-4 13-2 record in 2014 on way to the FCS National Championship game. TOTAL ...............................................68-39 (.635) Fax: (309) 438-5634 | Press Box: (309) 438-0636 Spack has guided the Redbirds to three-straight playoff appearances WINS BREAKDOWN Home ...........................................................43-10 and four in the past five seasons overall. Spack ranks second in ISU Away ............................................................25-28 Neutral .............................................................0-1 program history in wins (68) and has the best winning percentage Conference (regular season) .......................45-26 Non-Conference (regular season) .................18-9 among coaches with more than one year. FCS Playoffs ....................................................5-4 2017 ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES // #BACKTHEBIRDS MEDIA INFORMATION GAME 11 // North Dakota State // NOV. 18, 2017 // PAGE 2 QUICK FACTS THE GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Institution .........................................Illinois State University A quick look at Illinois State's media availability on game week. All appointments can be made by calling the athletics Location ..............................................................Normal, Ill. communications office at (309) 438-7748. Founded ...................................................................... 1857 NORTH DAKOTA STATE GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Enrollment ................................................................ 20,784 Nickname ...............................................................Redbirds Sunday 12 Monday 13 Tuesday 14 Wednesday 15 Thursday 16 Friday 17 Saturday 18 Colors ............................................Red (PMS 186) & White Film Study and OFF DAY Media Luncheon Player/Coach Player/Coach Walk Through North Dakota State Practice Kaufman Football Interviews Interviews No player/coach at Illinois State Mascot ........................................................ Reggie Redbird No player/coach Building – Noon Available after practice No player/coach availability Noon CT Affiliation .....................................................NCAA Division I availability (approx. 5:30 p.m.) availability ....................Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Player/Coach Interviews Brock Spack Show Conference .....................................Missouri Valley Football Available after practice Schooners 6-7 p.m. Facility (capacity) .......................Hancock Stadium (13,391) (approx. 5:30 p.m.) University President ...................................... Dr. Larry Dietz Director of Athletics ............................................Larry Lyons NCAA Faculty Representative ......................Dr. Jeri Beggs REDBIRD SPORTS NETWORK COACHING STAFF WJBC (AM 1230, FM 93.7), the flagship station of Illinois State athletics, will serve as the host of the Redbird Head Coach ............................Brock Spack (Purdue, 1983) Sports Network. Record at ISU .........................................68-39 (Ninth Year) Career Record ............................................................Same • WJBC AM 1230, FM 93.7 (BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL) Assoc. Head Coach/DC ....................Spence Nowinski (DL) • WJEZ FM: CLASSIC HITS 98.9 (PONTIAC) Co-Offensive Coordinator ............................Dan Clark (OL) ...........................................................Billy Dicken (QB) Assistant Coaches ................................Lamar Conard (RB) AUDIO STREAMING ..............................................................Cody Deti (DB) All Illinois State football games will be streamed live on GoRedbirds.com via the media portal. Click on the ................................................. Khenon Hall (Asst. DB) FANS tab and the audio link or the direct link off the football schedule. All games and coaches shows will .......................................................Kane Kiernan (WR) also be available on the TuneIn App for free. ....................................................Greg McLain (TE/HB) ............................................Jake Schoonover (LB, ST) ..........................................Corey Shandrick (Off. Asst.) WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEONS Director of Football Operations ..........................Alicia Mays Each Tuesday during the season, Illinois State hosts a media luncheon in the team room of the Kaufman Athletic Trainer (interim)