2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2016 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Defensive coordinatorSpence Nowinsky (3rd season)
MVPs
  • Mark Spelman
  • Alejandro Rivera
  • Dalton Keene
Captains
  • Mark Spelman
  • Alec Kocour
  • Cole Bumpus
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 North Dakota State +^  7 1   12 2  
No. 6 South Dakota State +^  7 1   9 4  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^  6 2   12 4  
Illinois State ^  4 4   6 6  
Northern Iowa  4 4   5 6  
Western Illinois  3 5   6 5  
South Dakota  3 5   4 7  
Indiana State  2 6   4 7  
Missouri State  2 6   4 7  
Southern Illinois  2 6   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place the MVFC. For the third straight season, Illinois State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Redbirds lost in the first round to Central Arkansas. The team played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.