2010 Illinois State Redbirds football team

American college football season

2010 Illinois State Redbirds football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Luke Huard (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (2nd season)
MVP	Marvon Sanders, Eric Brunner
Captain	Dane Zumbahlen, Kelvyn Hemphill
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 17 Western Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 9 North Dakota State ^	4	–	4	9	–	5
Indiana State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
South Dakota State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Missouri State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southern Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	6
Youngstown State	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a six-way tie for third in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Central Missouri*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 55–54
September 11	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern*		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	L 3–37	25,471
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 South Dakota State		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	W 24–14
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Missouri State	No. 23	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 44–41 ^2OT
October 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 Southern Illinois		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 17–38
October 9	2:05 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 24–59	8,294
October 16	2:00 p.m.	No. 15 North Dakota State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 34–24	10,131	^[1]
October 23	4:05 p.m.	at No. 19 Northern Iowa		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–42	15,730
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 38–65
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Youngstown State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 41–39	10,076
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic)	W 27–23	4,566
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "Redbird resiliency, ISU rebounds, upsets No. 14 N. Dakota St". The Pantagraph. October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Illinois State Redbirds Schedule 2010". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "2010 Football Schedule". Illinois State University. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

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Venues	Hancock Stadium (1963–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Eastern Illinois: Mid-America Classic
Culture & lore	Reggie Redbird "Go, You Redbirds"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1887 1888–1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898–1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910–1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024