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The final road contest of the 2024 regular season awaits Illinois State, as the Redbirds (7-3, 4-2 MVFC) head to Terre Haute, Indiana, for another crucial road game against the Indiana State Sycamores (4-6, 3-3 MVFC) at Memorial Stadium. The Redbirds will be looking to keep their playoffs hope alive with their fourth win in a row to push their season win total to eight, which will continue to bolster the Illinois State's playoff chances headed into the final week.

After a choppy start to the contests, Illinois State scored on a field goal by Ian Wagner late in the first quarter and never looked back against Northern Iowa, as the Redbirds (7-3, 4-2 MVFC) held the Panthers (2-8, 0-6 MVFC) to just three field goals on the day in a dominant 31-9 win Saturday afternoon at the UNI-Dome.

Up to No. 17 in the national FCS poll, the Illinois State football program will head to Cedar Falls, Iowa, this weekend for a crucial road matchup at Northern Iowa. ISU head coach Brock Spack will talk about his team's performance last week in a win over Youngstown State and preview the game against UNI at Schooners on Thursday at 6 p.m. for a Halloween edition of The Brock Spack Show, presented by Redbird Ale from DESTIHL.

Illinois State will begin a two-game road swing this weekend, when the Redbirds (6-3, 3-2 MVFC) travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to take on the UNI Panthers (2-7, 0-5 MVFC) at the UNI-Dome in another crucial game for ISU's playoff chances.