Articles Tagged: Illinois State Redbirds

Northern Iowa faces its sixth straight ranked Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent Saturday when it hosts Illinois State. Here are three keys and a score prediction.

Follow The Gazette’s live blog from Kinnick Stadium for score updates, highlights and analysis as the 25th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes host the Illinois State Redbirds in their season opener.

Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s Iowa football season opener against Illinois State.

Brock Spack is the all-time winningest head football coach at Illinois State. Prior to that, he was a longtime defensive coordinator at Purdue. In short, he knows Iowa about as well as anyone. The teams play their season openers Saturday morning at Kinnick Stadium.

If you need to know anything about the Redbirds vs. the Hawkeyes Saturday, it’s here and nowhere else. And that’s the truth, Ruth.

Illinois State does not pose as much of a challenge as the Hawkeyes’ previous FCS opponent. Here are three keys and a prediction for Saturday’s game.

An ex-Kansas State quarterback are among the Illinois State players to watch during Iowa’s Aug. 31 season opener.

Yet another ranked Missouri Valley Football Conference opponent confronts Northern Iowa in week 11. No. 19 Illinois State is poised to continue its annual playoff contender status.

Iowa lost to an FCS team in 2016 and had a close call in 2022, but the 2024 Illinois State Redbirds do not appear to be as much of a threat.

A long fourth-quarter drive led to a 32-yard field goal from Matthew Cook that ultimately proved to be the game-winner as Northern Iowa snuck past Illinois State, 24-21, at Hancock Stadium Saturday.

Northern Iowa looks to keep its hold on second place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference Saturday at Illinois State. Here are three keys for the Panthers.

The MVC held its annual summer men’s basketball teleconference Tuesday and the challenge of maintaining and building programs in this relatively new era of college sports was a popular topic.

In a fight for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball race, Illinois State edged Northern Iowa, 72-70, at McLeod Center Thursday night.

Northern Iowa fought its way past Illinois State in men’s basketball Wednesday night at McLeod Center, 65-63. Trey Campbell scored a career-high 20 points for the Panthers.

NCAA women’s basketball tournament notes: Monika Czinano is perfect from the field, perfect from the line in Iowa’s first-round win over Illinois State. Now she just needs the ball more.