2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2001 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPBoomer Grigsby, Willie Watts
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^   6 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 15 Youngstown State   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Western Illinois   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Southwest Missouri State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Indiana State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Illinois State   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Southern Illinois   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 2–9 and a record of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Gateway.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Western Michigan*No. 16
L 7–4833,976[2]
September 8at Murray State*No. 21
L 17–322,661[3]
September 15No. 11 Eastern Illinois*
 Canceled[4]
September 22Southeast Missouri State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 33–387,027[5]
September 29No. 19 Southwest Texas State*
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 13–2012,461[6]
October 6at Southern Illinois
L 17–239,830[7]
October 13No. 14 Western Illinois
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 23–336,777[8]
October 20at No. 5 Youngstown State
L 30–4419,171[9]
October 27No. 11 Northern Iowadagger
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 42–1410,173[10]
November 3No. 7 Western Kentucky
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
L 14–586,493[11]
November 10Indiana State
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
W 31–175,669[12]
November 17at Southwest Missouri State
L 31–485,540[13]

References

  1. ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 67. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (August 31, 2001). "W. Michigan airs it out on ISU". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Childress leads Racers past Illinois State, 32-17". Messenger-Inquirer. Associated Press. September 9, 2001. p. 3B. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 15, 2001). "Redbirds return to 11 games". The Pantagraph. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 23, 2001). "ISU stunned again". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 30, 2001). "Not a month to remember". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 7, 2001). "ISU still can't earn first win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 14, 2001). "Nothing special about this ISU loss". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 21, 2001). "Redbirds can't kick losing habit". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 28, 2001). "Bumbling, stumbling". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Herbst, Rob (November 4, 2001). "WKU explodes against ISU". Park City Daily News. p. 1B. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 11, 2001). "Watts provides electricity for ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Scranton, Lyndal (November 18, 2001). "Football Bears finish on a strong note". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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