Illinois State Redbirds
MVFC
10-4 (6-2 conf)
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -19.4
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 10–4
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Iowa | +15.8 | 0-40 | -40 | L |
| 2 | @North Alabama | FCS | 24-17 | +7 | W |
| 3 | vsWestern Illinois | FCS | 51-34 | +17 | W |
| 4 | vsEastern Illinois | FCS | 31-7 | +24 | W |
| 5 | vsNorth Dakota State | FCS | 10-42 | -32 | L |
| 6 | @Southern Illinois | FCS | 45-10 | +35 | W |
| 7 | vsMissouri State | FCS | 7-41 | -34 | L |
| 8 | @Murray State | FCS | 40-32 | +8 | W |
| 10 | vsYoungstown State | FCS | 23-16 | +7 | W |
| 11 | @Northern Iowa | FCS | 31-9 | +22 | W |
| 12 | @Indiana State | FCS | 31-19 | +12 | W |
| 13 | vsNorth Dakota | FCS | 35-13 | +22 | W |
| 14 | @Southeast Missouri State | FCS | 35-27 | +8 | W |
| 15 | @UC Davis | FCS | 10-42 | -32 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2024 · 39
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Tommy Rittenhouse | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Jake Rubley | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| QB | — | Beckham Pellant | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Scotty Presson Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| FB | 2nd | Cal Martine | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 1st | Wenkers Wright | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Matt Lawson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Seth Glatz | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Josh Robinson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Mason Blakemore | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Daniel Sobkowicz | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Xavier Loyd | SR | 6'2" | 196 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Eddie Kasper | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Jalen Carr | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Dylan Lord | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Braden Contreras | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Rylan Crawford | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Mitch Bartol | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Javon Charles | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Max Ziebarth | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Jake Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Steven Curtis | JR | 6'5" | 265 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Nick Kessler | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Jalan Gaines | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Tye Niekamp | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | LaVoise-Deontae McCoy | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Darius Walker | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Reese Edwards | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Patrick Bauer | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Teon Parks | JR | 6'1" | 180 | — |
| CB | 2nd | MJ Cannon | JR | 6'3" | 205 | — |
| DB | 1st | Keondre Jackson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Jack Dwyer | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Dillon Gearhart | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Cam Wilson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Tommy Donovan | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Paul Omodia | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 1st | Hayden Futch | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Ian Wagner | SR | — | 215 | — |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
26.6
PPG Against
24.9
Differential
+1.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 10-4
- Home
- 4-2
- Away
- 6-2
- Conference
- 6-2
- Non-Conference
- 4-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-0
- Avg Margin
- +1.7
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-2 | 26.2 | 25.5 |
| Away | 6-2 | 27.0 | 24.5 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 0.0 | 40.0 |
| Conference | 6-2 | 27.8 | 22.8 |
| Non-conference | 4-2 | 25.2 | 27.8 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 2 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-4 | 5-3 | — | — | 1-1 |
| 2024 | 10-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4-7 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 10-5 | 5-4 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 6-5 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 6-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 10-3 | 8-1 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 12-1 | 8-1 | — | — | 1-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 3-2 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2024 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 10-4 |
| ATS | 4-833% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-6 |
| As underdog | 1-2 |
| Home | 1-4 |
| Away | 3-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #163 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★12 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #179 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #153 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | #149 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | #163 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #156 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #182 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | #163 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | #130 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | #158 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2024
Portal in 4net +3Out 1
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.7 / —
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | JJ Guedet | OT | 3★ | ← Minnesota |
| ▲ | Jake Rubley | QB | 3★ | ← Kansas State |
| ▲ | Brandon Smith | IOL | 2★ | ← Western Michigan |
| ▲ | Xavier Loyd | WR | — | ← Kansas State |
| ▼ | Joshua Ficklin | RB | — | → — |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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