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QUICKQUICK FACTSF ACTS / TABLE TABLE OFO F CONTENTSCONTENTC ONTENTS QUICK FACTS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS TABLE OF CONTENTS Institution .........................................Illinois State University Asst. AD for Communications/FB Contact .....Mike Williams About Illinois State University .........................................2-3 Location ..............................................................Normal, Ill. Offi ce Phone ..................................................309-438-7748 Welcome to Bloomington-Normal ......................................4 Founded ...................................................................... 1857 Cell Phone .....................................................309-825-8828 Redbirds in the Community ............................................... 5 Enrollment ................................................................ 20,807 Email Address [email protected] Hancock Stadium ...........................................................6-7 Nickname ...............................................................Redbirds Offi ce Fax ......................................................309-438-5634 Colors ............................................Red (PMS 186) & White Twitter ............................................................@ISU_mcwilli Kaufman Football Building/Practice Field .......................8-9 Mascot ........................................................ Reggie Redbird Secondary Contact ......................................Katilin Hoffman Academic Support ........................................................... 10 Affi liation .....................................................NCAA Division I Cell Phone ...................................................(563) 320-5556 Athletic Training ................................................................11 ....................Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Email Address [email protected] Strength and Conditioning ..........................................12-13 Conference .....................................Missouri Valley Football Missouri Valley Football Conference ..........................14-15 Facility .....................................................Hancock Stadium INTERVIEWS Redbird Notebook ............................................................17 Capacity .................................................................... 13,391 Please arrange with the Athletics Communications Offi ce University President ......................................Dr. Larry Dietz 2015 Statistics ............................................................20-22 at least 24 hours prior to the requested interview. Practice 2015 Game Recaps ....................................................23-27 Director of Athletics ............................................Larry Lyons day interviews can be conducted after the workout. NCAA Faculty Representative ......................Dr. Jeri Beggs 2016 Position Breakdowns .........................................28-32 2016 Preseason Depth Chart ..........................................33 REQUESTING CREDENTIALS 2016 Numerical Roster ....................................................34 TEAM INFORMATION Credentials (game and parking) can be ob tained by 2016 Opponent Profi les ...................................................35 2015 Record .................................................................10-3 con tact ing the Ath let ics Communications Offi ce, Campus Home ..............................................................................6-1 Box 7130, Nor mal, IL, 61790-7130. Requests must be Coaching Staff Profi les ...............................................36-47 Away ...............................................................................4-2 received on offi cial letterhead at least two days prior to the Support Staff ...............................................................48-50 2015 Missouri Valley Football Record ............................7-1 game. Passes that are not mailed will be available at the Player Profi les ............................................................51-67 2015 Missouri Valley Football Finish ........................... T-1st Will Call window at the main ticket gate on the east side of Record Book .............................................................69-121 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................................46/16 the stadium 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Starters Returning/Lost .................................................15/7 Player Records .....................................................69-88 Specialists Returning/Lost ..............................................4/0 Team Records ......................................................89-90 Hancock Stadium Records ........................................91 COACHING STAFF Playoff Records ....................................................92-97 Head Coach .....................................................Brock Spack Attendance History ....................................................98 .................................................................Purdue, 1983 All-Americans .....................................................99-101 Record at ISU .......................................56-29 (Eighth Year) The latest, offi cial information on 2016 Illinois State football Honors and Awards ..........................................102-103 Career Record ............................................................Same is available at GoRedbirds.com. Log on for complete media Coaching History .....................................................104 Assoc. Head Coach/DC ....................Spence Nowinski (DL) services, including statistics, rosters, bios, schedules, Retired Numbers .....................................................105 .................................................. Minnesota State, 1995 press conferences, quotes and more. Offensive Coordinator ............................Kurt Beathard (QB) Year-By-Year Results .......................................106-117 ................................................................Towson, 1986 FALL 2016 UPDATES Series Records .........................................................118 Assistant Coaches .......................................Dan Clark (OL) Series Results ..................................................119-121 Weekly note packages and updates will be provided to .......................................................Lamar Conard (RB) the media via an email blast and on GoRedbirds.com., the ..............................................................Cody Deti (DB) offi cial website of ISU Athletics. .......................................................... Billy Dicken (WR) CREDITS ................................................. Khenon Hall (Asst. DB) The 2016 Illinois State Football Media Guide was ............................................... Kane Kiernan (Asst. OL) REDBIRD SOCIAL MEDIA designed, written and edited by Assistant Athletics Director ....................................................Greg McLain (TE/HB) To stay up-to-date with Redbird football during the season, for Communications Mike Williams. Content and editorial ............................................Jake Schoonover (LB, ST) make sure to follow the offi cial Redbird Football Twitter support provided by secondary football contact Kaitlin Director of Football Operations ..........................Alicia Mays account at @RedbirdFB. Also follow Illinois State Athletics Hoffman and Assistant Athletics Communication Directors Athletic Trainer (interim) .............................Dane Langellier on Facebook and on Twitter via @ISURedbirds. Practice John Twork, Matt Wing, and Chris Strauch. Equipment Manager ........................................ Nick Watson updates, photo galleries and videos will be posted to Strength & Conditioning Coach .........................Jim Lathrop all of Illinois State’s sites for its followers to view. In Cover Design: Shawn Billo. Photography: Dennis Banks, Video Coordinator ................................................Rick Geitz addition, feature videos and interviews from each practice Rebecca Banks and Lyndsie Schlink Football Secretary .............................................Pam Merna and scrimmage will be posted on Illinois State’s offi cial Printed By: Illinois State University Printing Services YouTube page and on RedbirdHD.tv. @REDBIRDFB #BACKTHEBIRDS • 1 IILLINOISLLINOIS STATESTATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY Founded in 1857, Illinois State University was the fi rst public university in the state and is one of the Midwest’s oldest institutions of higher education. It is a residential university that emphasizes undergraduate study. Abraham Lincoln drew up the legal documents to establish the university. The original name of the school was Illinois State Normal University, refl ective of its primary mission as a teacher training institution (at that time called a normal school). In 1964, as the institution began expanding and moving toward a full liberal arts curriculum, its name was changed, fi rst to Illinois State University at Normal, and then by 1968 to Illinois State University. Teaching is at the root of Illinois State’s heritage and that tradition grows through the efforts of the outstanding faculty in all six of Illinois State’s colleges. More than 92 percent of Illinois State’s classes are taught by full-time faculty, most of whom have the highest