1984 Illinois State Redbirds football team

1984 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 0 06 5 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 4 1 09 3 0
Illinois State 3 2 05 6 0
West Texas State 2 3 03 8 0
Wichita State 2 3 02 9 0
Drake 2 3 04 7 0
Southern Illinois 0 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Indiana State's game against Louisville and West Texas State and Wichita State's games against New Mexico State counted in the conference standings. The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Otolski, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third out of seven teams in the MVC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.