Illinois State Redbirds
FCS
Missouri Valley Football Conference · ILST
Team Vitals
+5.7
power · 2026 · #74 D1
+3.3 / +2.3
off / def (higher = better)
11–5
2025 record
112
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Wk 1 | St. Francis (IL) | HOME | — |
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Western Illinois FCS | AWAY | Illinois State 70% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Northern Illinois FBS | AWAY | Illinois State 63% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Eastern Illinois FCS | HOME | Illinois State 79% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Northern Iowa FCS | AWAY | Illinois State 65% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | South Dakota State FCS | HOME | Illinois State 54% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Southern Illinois FCS | AWAY | Southern Illinois 54% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Indiana State FCS | HOME | Illinois State 74% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | Murray State FCS | HOME | Illinois State 82% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | North Dakota FCS | AWAY | North Dakota 61% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Youngstown State FCS | AWAY | Youngstown State 50% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | South Dakota FCS | HOME | Illinois State 56% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | 2025 | Bowl | Montana State @ | L | 34–35 |
| 2025-12-20 | 2025 | Bowl | Villanova @ | W | 30–14 |
| 2025-12-06 | 2025 | Wk 15 | North Dakota State @ | W | 29–28 |
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | SE Louisiana @ | W | 21–3 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Southern Illinois vs | L | 7–37 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | South Dakota State @ | W | 35–21 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Indiana State @ | W | 52–20 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Northern Iowa vs | W | 31–16 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | South Dakota @ | W | 21–13 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Youngstown State vs | L | 35–40 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Murray State @ | W | 46–32 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | North Dakota State vs | L | 16–33 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 481 | 406 | +75 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 373 | 349 | +24 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 361 | 225 | +136 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | 190 | 224 | -34 |
| 2021 | 3 | 7 | 182 | 232 | -50 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 | 297 | 240 | +57 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 350 | 220 | +130 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 287 | 213 | +74 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 312 | 262 | +50 |
| 2015 | 10 | 3 | 451 | 276 | +175 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garret Steffen | DL | 87 | #20 | 3 | 16 tkl · 3.0 sacks · 4.0 TFL |
| Daniel Sobkowicz | WR | 86 | #22 | 12 | 65 rec · 842 yds · 14 TD |
| Tye Niekamp | LB | 76 | #83 | 3 | 29 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL |
| Jake Anderson | DL | 72 | #184 | 3 | 10 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL |
| Patrick Bauer | LB | 70 | #197 | 4 | 14 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Mason Kaplan | LB | 69 | #209 | 3 | 13 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Victor Dawson | RB | 69 | #209 | 14 | 948 rush yds · 4 TD · 23 rec |
| Wenkers Wright | RB | 67 | #245 | 11 | 591 rush yds · 5 TD · 11 rec |
| Tommy Rittenhouse | QB | 64 | #167 | 14 | 2,740 pass yds · 31 TD · 10 INT |
| Cam Wilson | DB | 64 | #578 | 6 | 9 tkl · 5 PD · 2 INT |
| Dylan Lord | WR | 64 | #469 | 13 | 57 rec · 516 yds · 2 TD |
| Luke Mailander | WR | 63 | #503 | 13 | 38 rec · 598 yds · 4 TD |
| Shadwel Nkuba II | DB | 63 | #640 | 6 | 10 tkl · 5 INT |
| Ben Wallace team-inferred | OL | 63 | #118 | 1 | — |
| Brayden Jellison team-inferred | OL | 63 | #117 | 1 | — |
| Christian Lorenzo | DL | 60 | #662 | 2 | 6 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Max Ziebarth | TE | 60 | #235 | 1 | 1 rec · 2 yds · 1 TD |
| Seth Glatz | RB | 60 | #513 | 11 | 303 rush yds · 3 TD · 9 rec |
| La'Shavion Brown | DB | 59 | #898 | 4 | 15 tkl · 1 INT |
| Matt Maldonado | K | 58 | #168 | 14 | 10 FG · 51 XP · 81 pts |
| Reese Edwards | LB | 56 | #716 | 3 | 10 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL |
| Javon Charles | TE | 55 | #342 | 10 | 16 rec · 140 yds · 3 TD |
| Ben Harman | DL | 55 | #1000 | 1 | 3 tkl |
| Anthony Corona | LB | 54 | #777 | 3 | 9 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL |
| Dexter Niekamp | LB | 54 | #827 | 4 | 12 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| Nick True | TE | 52 | #411 | 2 | 1 rec · 3 yds · 1 TD |
| Cal Martine | RB | 52 | #911 | 2 | 64 rush yds |
| Jack Dwyer | DB | 51 | #1517 | 3 | 7 tkl · 1 INT |
| Valentino Garcia | DL | 51 | #1263 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| CJ Richard Jr. | DB | 50 | #1619 | 4 | 7 tkl · 1 INT |
| Nate Kraus | LB | 49 | #1090 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Ben Cooper | LB | 49 | #1091 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Doreon Dubose | DB | 48 | #1855 | 4 | 9 tkl · 1 INT |
| Matt Lawson | RB | 46 | #1174 | 1 | — |
| Logan Jellison | DL | 45 | #1654 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Jack Bochenczak | DL | 45 | #1655 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Trevell Mullen | DB | 45 | #2040 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Jordan Coleman | DB | 45 | #2041 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Evan Sierra | DB | 45 | #2042 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Jamarcus Smith | LB | 45 | #1301 | 2 | 4 tkl · 0.5 TFL |