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NORMAL, Ill. โค- The Illinois State Redbirds football team has unveiled its complete โฃschedule for the 2025 season, โขfeaturing eight games againstโ Missouri Valley Football conference opponents adn two non-conference matchups. The โschedule,released August 30,2025,will test the Redbirds under head coach Brock Spack as they prepareโ for a challenging fall campaign.
The announcement providesโฃ fans and stakeholders โฃwith a clear โขroadmap for the season, impacting travel plans, game-day preparations, and โlocal economic activity surrounding Redbird football. The โคteam’s performance willโฃ be closely watched as they aim too improve upon โขprevious seasons and contend for a conference championship.The schedule’s emphasis onโ MVFC โคplayโฃ underscores the competitive โnature of โขthe league and the importance โof each game in the conference standings.
The Redbirds will kick off their โseason on Saturday, September 6, withโ a road game against Oklahoma at 7 p.m. Centralโ Time. Their home openerโ is slated forโ Saturday,October 4,atโฃ 6 p.m. against North Dakota State, broadcast on ESPN+. Illinois State will then travel โto โคMurray State on Saturday, October 11, โfor a 6 p.m. contest, also on ESPN+.
October โcontinues with a home game against Youngstown โState on Saturday, Octoberโ 18,โข at 2 p.m. (ESPN+), followed by a road trip to South Dakota on Saturday, October 25, at 1 p.m. (ESPN+).November brings a home contestโค against Northern Iowa on Saturday, November 1, at 2 p.m. (ESPN+),โ and a noon game at Indianaโฃ Stateโข on saturday, November 8 (ESPN+).
The Redbirds will face South Dakota State on the road โฃonโ Saturday, November 15, at 2 p.m.โค (ESPN+),โ before โขconcluding the regular season at home against Southern Illinois on Saturday,โค November 22, at noon (ESPN+).
- Saturday,โฃ Sept. โ6: โ at Oklahoma, 7 โคp.m. (Central)
- Saturday, Oct. 4: vs. North Dakota state, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Saturday,โ Oct.11: at Murray State,โข 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Saturday, Oct. 18: vs.โค Youngstown State, 2 p.m.(ESPN+)
- Saturday,โข Oct. 25: at โขSouth Dakota, 1 p.m.(ESPN+)
- Saturday, Nov. 1: โค vs.Northern Iowa, 2 p.m.โ (ESPN+)
- Saturday, โฃnov. 8: atโฃ Indiana State, noon (ESPN+)
- Saturday, Nov. 15: at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Saturday,Nov. 22: vs. โฃSouthernโ Illinois, noon โข(ESPN+)