1991 Illinois State Redbirds football team

1991 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (1–5 GCAC)
Head coach	Jim Heacock (4th season)
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium
Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Southern Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Heacock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the GCAC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	St. Francis (IL)*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 19–17	10,596	[1]
September 14	at Akron*		Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 25–3		[2]
September 21	Southeast Missouri State*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 42–7		[3]
September 28	at Southern Illinois	No. 19	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 11–14	16,500	[4]
October 5	Indiana State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 6–3		[5]
October 12	No. 7 Northern Iowa		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 14–17	12,651	[6]
October 19	at Eastern Illinois		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (rivalry)	L 28–37	8,421	[7]
October 26	No. 14 Western Illinois		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 12–22	11,283	[8]
November 9	at Southwest Missouri State		Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 6–21	10,796	[9]
November 16	at Northern Illinois*		Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 24–27	6,943	[10]
November 23	Western Kentucky*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 31–8	7,104	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Late field goal rescues ISU". The Pantagraph. September 1, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Zips are left singing blues after 25–3 loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 15, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Davis runs wild as Redbirds go to 3–0". The Pantagraph. September 22, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern Illinois stays undefeated with 14–11 win". Messenger-Inquirer. September 29, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Illinois State wins field-goal battle with Indiana State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 6, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "UNI escapes Illinois State". The Des Moines Register. October 13, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Breaks finally go Eastern's way". Herald and Review. October 20, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Bloodworth, Bryan (October 27, 1991). "Western 'reigns' on Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mistakes hold 'key' to 21–6 ISU loss". The Pantagraph. November 10, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Generous Illinois State team gives Northern a much-needed victory". Northwest Herald. November 17, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Foster boosts Illinois State past Western". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 1991. Retrieved January 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.