1983 Illinois State Redbirds football team

1983 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 0 08 3 0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 1 013 1 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 2 09 4 0
New Mexico State 3 2 05 6 0
Illinois State 2 2 16 4 1
Wichita State 3 3 03 8 0
Drake 1 6 01 10 0
West Texas State 0 5 10 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Illinois State Redbirds football team was an American football team that represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Bob Otolski, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–4–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, placing fifth out of eight teams in the MVC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.