Illinois St Redbirds FCS College Football Ratings & Rankings

College Football

Illinois St

Redbirds

Superior

A Overall Grade 94

The Favorite

Balanced Beast

Juggernaut

Consistency King

6-2 Record

75% Win %

#18 FCS Rank#148 nat'l

35.1 Pts / Game

W 2 Streak

Next Up:
vs Murray St, Sat Oct 31

Performance Rankings: FCS (National)

Illinois St Redbirds has been rated by Versus for 20 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2026-27.

Winning season .500 season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	4-7	36.4%	—
2008-09	3-8	27.3%	—
2009-10	6-5	54.5%	—
2010-11	6-5	54.5%	#26
2011-12	7-4	63.6%	#17
2012-13	9-4	69.2%	#9
2013-14	5-6	45.5%	#31
2014-15	13-2	86.7%	#2
2015-16	10-3	76.9%	#3
2016-17	6-6	50.0%	#17
2017-18	6-5	54.5%	#27
2018-19	6-5	54.5%	#27
2019-20	10-5	66.7%	#9
2020-21	1-3	25.0%	#53
2021-22	4-7	36.4%	#47
2022-23	6-5	54.5%	#31
2023-24	6-5	54.5%	#44
2024-25	10-4	71.4%	#9
2025-26	12-5	70.6%	#4
2026-27	6-2	75.0%	#18

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
72	Youngstown St	6	2
76	South Dakota	7	2	18
105	South Dakota St	6	2	7
125	North Dakota	6	3	29
148	Illinois St	6	2	11
180	Southern Illinois	4	5	59
189	Northern Iowa	3	4	58
292	Indiana St	2	6	18
404	Murray St	1	7	37

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Aug 29	vs St Francis IL (2-6) (NAIA) Mid-States · NAIA	W76-0
Sat Sep 5	at Western Illinois (4-4) OVC	W41-10
Sat Sep 12	at Northern Illinois (0-7) (FBS) Mountain West · FBS	W28-24
Sat Sep 19	vs Eastern Illinois (2-6) OVC	W49-13
Sat Sep 26	at Northern Iowa (3-4) Missouri Valley	L21-28
Sat Oct 3	vs #9 South Dakota St (6-2) (#105 nationally) Missouri Valley	L14-31
Sat Oct 17	at Southern Illinois (4-5) Missouri Valley	W35-14
Sat Oct 24	vs Indiana St (2-6) Missouri Valley	W17-10