Football

Oct 11, 2025 6:00 PM | Illinois State University Football at Murray State TV: ESPN+ Radio: WJBC AM 1230 / 98.9 FM WJEZ / The Varsity Network Streaming Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-945/content/ilstu:allaccess-Live-10250

Oct 18, 2025 2:00 PM | Illinois State University Football vs Youngstown State - HOMECOMING / RED OUT TV: ESPN+ / Marquee Sports Network Radio: WJBC AM 1230 / 98.9 FM WJEZ / The Varsity Network Streaming Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-945/content/ilstu:allaccess-Live-10251 Tickets: https://goredbirds.evenue.net/events/FSGT

Oct 25, 2025 1:00 PM | Illinois State University Football at South Dakota TV: ESPN+ Radio: WJBC AM 1230 / 98.9 FM WJEZ / The Varsity Network Streaming Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-945/content/ilstu:allaccess-Live-10252

Nov 1, 2025 2:00 PM | Illinois State University Football vs Northern Iowa TV: ESPN+ / Marquee Sports Network Radio: WJBC AM 1230 / 98.9 FM WJEZ / The Varsity Network Streaming Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-945/content/ilstu:allaccess-Live-10253 Tickets: https://goredbirds.evenue.net/events/FSGT

Illinois State senior running back Wenkers Wright was named to a list of 177 semifinalists for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football's premier scholar-athlete award. The announcement was made Wednesday by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).

Transfer defensive back Shadwel Nkuba II has made a tremendous impact through his first four games in an Illinois State uniform and played a large role in ISU's thrilling 38-36 thrilling marathon win over North Alabama on Saturday. For his efforts, Nkuba II was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Week on Tuesday by the league office.

In what proved to be a wild weekend in college football, Illinois State pulled out a thrilling 38-36 double overtime win in a marathon 6-plus hour contest last Saturday at Hancock Stadium over visiting North Alabama. That victory kept Illinois State in the Top 5 of the national FCS rankings, as the Redbirds were selected at No. 5 in this week's AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl. The Redbirds are one of seven Missouri Valley Football Conference teams ranked for the third-consecutive week in the poll.

The game between No. 4 Illinois State and visiting North Alabama had a little bit of everything Saturday, including a pair of hour-plus long weather delays, turnovers, missed kicks and missed opportunities by both teams. However, it was the Redbirds (3-1) who came up big in the second overtime period to come away with a two-point victory over the Lions (1-3) on wild Family Weekend game on Jay and Lori Bergman Field at Hancock Stadium.