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ILLINOIS STATE REDBIRDS

5–2 overall · 1–2 conference · Normal, IL · Hancock Stadium ↗

Illinois State is 5–2 overall and 1–2 in MVFC play. The team stands No. 6 in the MVFC through Week 7. Illinois State is 1–2 over its last three, with a -1 average scoring margin. 5 regular-season games remain, beginning with Indiana State on Oct 24.

Updated Oct 18

FORECAST + SCHEDULE CONTEXT

POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 13Division I average scoring margin

REMAINING SLATE0 TOP 25opponents across 5 games

NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7

SCORING OFFENSE37.7NO. 27points per game

SCORING DEFENSE17.1NO. 36points allowed/game

AVG. MARGIN+20.6NO. 13points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 8

UP NEXT

MVFC GAME

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Illinois State5–2 · MVFC 1–2

VSSAT, OCT 243P ET · ESPN+

Indiana StateMVFC

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Hancock Stadium ↗ · Normal, IL Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING

FORMILST W1 · INST L3

SCORING MARGINILST +20.6 · INST -9.6

STAKESConference game

Illinois State brings the stronger scoring profile and the home-field edge.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

7 played · 5 remaining

AUG 29VSOpponentNormal, ILESPN+W 76–0

SEP 5@Western IllinoisMacomb, ILESPN+W 41–10

SEP 12@Northern IllinoisDeKalb, ILMW+W 28–24

SEP 19VSEastern IllinoisNormal, ILESPN+W 49–13

SEP 26@Northern IowaCedar Falls, IAESPN+L 21–28

OCT 3VSSouth Dakota StateNormal, ILESPN+L 14–31

OCT 10—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE

OCT 17@Southern IllinoisCarbondale, ILESPNUW 35–14

OCT 24VSIndiana StateNormal, ILESPN+3P

OCT 31VSMurray StateNormal, ILESPN+2P

NOV 7@North DakotaGrand Forks, NDESPN+2P

NOV 14@Youngstown StateYoungstown, OHESPN+12P

NOV 21VSSouth DakotaNormal, ILESPN+1P

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