2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team
| 2002 Illinois State Redbirds football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–3 Gateway) |
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| MVP | Boomer Grigsby, Mike Souza |
| Captain | Vito Golson, Boomer Grigsby, Jon Laurenti, Ray Robinson |
| Home stadium | Hancock Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Western Kentucky +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Western Illinois +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 6–5 and a record of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Purdue* | L 10–51 | 47,701 | [2] | ||
| September 7 | Quincy (IL)* | W 55–10 | 8,234 | [3] | ||
| September 21 | Murray State* |
| W 24–23 | 7,674 | [4] | |
| September 28 | at No. 13 Eastern Illinois* | L 10–45 | 10,731 | [5] | ||
| October 5 | Southwest Missouri State |
| W 30–20 | 10,283 | [6] | |
| October 12 | at No. 13 Western Illinois | L 17–22 | 10,113 | [7] | ||
| October 19 | No. 25 Southern Illinois |
| W 35–14 | 12,415 | [8] | |
| October 26 | at No. 17 Northern Iowa | W 31–20 | 9,241 | [9] | ||
| November 2 | at No. 22 Western Kentucky | No. 25 | L 0–9 | 5,600 | [10] | |
| November 9 | Youngstown State |
| L 17–24 | 6,458 | [11] | |
| November 16 | at Indiana State | W 20–12 | 2,652 | [12] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics. p. 67. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ Kubat, Tom (September 1, 2002). "Redbirds easy prey for Boilers". Journal and Courier. p. B1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 8, 2002). "ISU blasts Quincy". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (September 22, 2002). "ISU shows toughness". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers dominate Redbirds in record win". Herald & Review. September 29, 2002. p. C7. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 6, 2002). "ISU rides second-quarter surge". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 13, 2002). "W. Illinois holds off Redbirds". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (October 20, 2002). "Souza, ISU secure impressive win". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gremmels, Jon (October 27, 2002). "Late-game rally hands Panthers another setback". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brown, C. L. (November 3, 2002). "Defense dominates in Western's 9-0 win". The Courier-Journal. p. C9. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy (November 10, 2002). "Youngstown State turns game into fourth-and-victory over ISU". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redbirds shut down Sycamores in 2nd half to prevail". The Indianapolis Star. November 17, 2002. p. C12. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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