Illinois State

MVFC · 6-2 · RankSlate FCS No. 11 · Projected No. 11 seed in the FCS championship field

Home field: Hancock Stadium · Normal, IL

Results

Season

2026: 6-2 overall, 2-2 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2026-08-29	vs St. Francis (IL)	Normal, IL	W 76-0
2026-09-06	at Western Illinois	Macomb, IL	W 41-10
2026-09-12	at Northern Illinois	Dekalb, IL	W 28-24
2026-09-19	vs Eastern Illinois	Normal, IL	W 49-13
2026-09-26	at Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA	L 21-28
2026-10-03	vs South Dakota State	Normal, IL	L 14-31
2026-10-17	at Southern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	W 35-14
2026-10-24	vs Indiana State	Normal, IL	W 17-10
2026-10-31	vs Murray State	Normal, IL	scheduled
2026-11-07	at North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	scheduled
2026-11-14	at Youngstown State	Youngstown, OH	scheduled
2026-11-21	vs South Dakota	Normal, IL	scheduled

2025: 12-5 overall, 5-3 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2025-08-30	at Oklahoma	Norman, OK	L 3-35
2025-09-06	vs Morehead State	Normal, IL	W 41-13
2025-09-13	at Eastern Illinois	Charleston, IL	W 42-30
2025-09-20	vs North Alabama	Normal, IL	W 38-36
2025-10-04	vs North Dakota State	Normal, IL	L 16-33
2025-10-11	at Murray State	Murray, KY	W 46-32
2025-10-18	vs Youngstown State	Normal, IL	L 35-40
2025-10-25	at South Dakota	Vermillion, SD	W 21-13
2025-11-01	vs Northern Iowa	Normal, IL	W 31-16
2025-11-08	at Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN	W 52-20
2025-11-15	at South Dakota State	Brookings, SD	W 35-21
2025-11-22	vs Southern Illinois	Normal, IL	L 7-37
Postseason
2025-11-29	at SE Louisiana	FCS Championship - First Round	W 21-3
2025-12-06	at North Dakota State	FCS Championship - Second Round	W 29-28
2025-12-13	at UC Davis	FCS Championship - Quarterfinals	W 42-31
2025-12-21	at Villanova	FCS Championship - Semifinals	W 30-14
2026-01-06	N Montana State	FCS Championship	L 34-35

2024: 10-4 overall, 6-2 in conference

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
2024-08-31	at Iowa	Iowa City, IA	L 0-40
2024-09-07	at North Alabama	Florence, AL	W 24-17
2024-09-14	vs Western Illinois	Normal, IL	W 51-34
2024-09-21	vs Eastern Illinois	Normal, IL	W 31-7
2024-09-28	vs North Dakota State	Normal, IL	L 10-42
2024-10-05	at Southern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	W 45-10
2024-10-12	vs Missouri State	Normal, IL	L 7-41
2024-10-19	at Murray State	Murray, KY	W 40-32
2024-11-02	vs Youngstown State	Normal, IL	W 23-16
2024-11-09	at Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, IA	W 31-9
2024-11-16	at Indiana State	Terre Haute, IN	W 31-19
2024-11-23	vs North Dakota	Normal, IL	W 35-13
Postseason
2024-11-30	at Southeast Missouri State	FCS Championship - First Round	W 35-27
2024-12-07	at UC Davis	FCS Championship - Second Round	L 10-42