2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2013 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2013 record	5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	George Barnett
Defensive coordinator	Brock Spack
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium (Capacity: 13,391)

2013 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#1 North Dakota St. $^		8	–	0					15	–	0
#13 South Dakota St. ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
#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 FCS Poll

The 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 PM	at Ball State*	#13	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 28–51	16,327
September 14	6:00 PM	at #9 Eastern Illinois*	#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 #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 #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. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

2013 Home Attendance Average

The Illinois State Redbird Football program averaged 10,138 fans for the 2013 home football games.

Redbirds Drafted

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	13	19	18	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	10	17	16	24	24	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV