The Illinois State University football team will host its first playoff game at Hancock Stadium since 1999 against Northern Iowa on December 6th. The Redbirds finished the regular season with a 10-1 record, their best since 1999, and earned a number 5 national seed and first round bye in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. If ISU defeats Northern Iowa they could advance to the next round and host a second home playoff game if Eastern Washington loses their first playoff game. ISU linebacker Pat Meehan said making history this season with a chance to play in the playoffs has been a great experience.
The Illinois State University football team will host its first playoff game at Hancock Stadium since 1999 against Northern Iowa on December 6th. The Redbirds finished the regular season with a 10-1 record, their best since 1999, and earned a number 5 national seed and first round bye in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. If ISU defeats Northern Iowa they could advance to the next round and host a second home playoff game if Eastern Washington loses their first playoff game. ISU linebacker Pat Meehan said making history this season with a chance to play in the playoffs has been a great experience.
The Illinois State University football team will host its first playoff game at Hancock Stadium since 1999 against Northern Iowa on December 6th. The Redbirds finished the regular season with a 10-1 record, their best since 1999, and earned a number 5 national seed and first round bye in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. If ISU defeats Northern Iowa they could advance to the next round and host a second home playoff game if Eastern Washington loses their first playoff game. ISU linebacker Pat Meehan said making history this season with a chance to play in the playoffs has been a great experience.
12/6/2014 Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014 For Immediate Release
Contact: Larry Lyons
Phone: (309) 438-3636
Email: lelyons@ilstu.edu
ISU Football to host Playoff Game
NORMAL, Ill. The Illinois State Football team will host its first playoff game at Hancock Stadium since 1999 at 1 p.m. on Dec. 6. This season, the Redbirds have been busy setting standards high which continued this Sunday when the Redbirds were placed in a No. 5 national seed and first round bye in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The team finished with a 10-1 regular season record, the best since 1999. The community is invited to cheer the Redbirds to victory as they take on Northern Iowa, the only team to beat ISU this season. If the Redbirds are victorious, they could be headed to Cheney, Wash., to meet No. 4 seed Eastern Washington the weekend of Dec. 12. If Eastern Washington loses their first playoff game, ISU will be in line for their second home playoff game. I truly cannot put into words how crazy this season has been. Being given the opportunity to play for the Redbirds has been a great experience, but knowing that we are making history as we do it is an even better feeling, said ISU starting line backer, Pat Meehan. Tickets are available for purchase at the Braden Box Office, at http://goredbirds.com, or for more information contact ISU Director of Athletics Larry Lyons at (309) 438-3636.