2010 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2010 Illinois State Redbirds football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Brock Spack (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Luke Huard (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Elmassian (2nd season)
MVP	Marvon Sanders, Eric Brunner
Captain	Dane Zumbahlen, Kelvyn Hemphill
Home stadium	Hancock Stadium

2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 17 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 9 North Dakota State ^		4	–	4					9	–	5
Indiana State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	6
Youngstown State		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a six-way tie for third in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	6:30 p.m.	Central Missouri*		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 55–54
September 11	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern*		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	L 3–37	25,471
September 18	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 South Dakota State		Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	W 24–14
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Missouri State	No. 23	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 44–41 2OT	5,417
October 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 23 Southern Illinois		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 17–38	7,514
October 9	2:05 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 24–59	8,294
October 16	2:00 p.m.	No. 15 North Dakota State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 34–24	10,131
October 23	4:05 p.m.	at No. 19 Northern Iowa		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–42	15,730
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois		Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 38–65
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Youngstown State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 41–39	10,076
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois*		O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (Mid-America Classic)	W 27–23	4,566
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time