Category: FCS playoffs
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Illinois State 1st-round opponent capsule: Southeastern Louisiana
With a group of 26 seniors and a defensive lineman as the team’s best player, Southeastern Louisiana has enjoyed the ride to the FCS playoffs.
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Illinois State coach Spack delivers history lesson in wake of pre-playoff loss
Illinois State head coach Brock Spack pointed out his 2019 playoff team also lost a one-sided regular season finale before going on a postseason run to the FCS quarterfinals.
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Illinois State earns 2nd straight FCS playoff bid; Redbirds will visit Southeastern Louisiana for 1st-round matchup
Illinois State will make its second straight trip to the FCS postseason and travel to Hammond, La. for a Saturday, Nov. 29 first-round playoff game. Kickoff will be at noon CT.
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Saluki rewind: Southern outruns rival Redbirds with punishing run game, defense
Southern Illinois used a punishing ground game and a stingy defense to upset No. 11 Illinois State and make a case for an FCS playoff spot.
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Redbird rewind: Frustrated Illinois State sees win streak vanish in one-sided loss to rival SIU
The No. 11-ranked Redbirds entered their rivalry game with Southern Illinois riding a four-game winning streak. It ended with a 37-7 shellacking to the No. 24 Salukis.
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Return playoff trip comes into focus for streaking Illinois State with one game left
A return trip to the playoffs became much clearer Saturday for Illinois State with its fourth win in a row, 35-21 at South Dakota State.
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Redbird rewind: Illinois State rocks SDSU with first-quarter blitz, rolls to key victory
Illinois State’s 28-point first quarter Saturday drove the Redbirds to a 35-21 Missouri Valley Football Conference win against South Dakota State.
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SIU cornerback McClendon providing big plays as Salukis make FCS playoff push
Southern Illinois cornerback Jeremiah McClendon grabbed his first interception of the season Saturday, but his impact is being felt throughout the defense.
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OVC-Big South notebook: Association keeps ‘ear to the ground’ for growth potential
The OVC-Big South Football Association is keeping an “ear to the ground” amid shuffling conference members in the FCS subdivision.
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With nearly a decade as an Ivy League assistant, EIU head coach WiIkerson ‘happy’ his former conference joining FCS postseason this fall
Chris Wilkerson, a former Dartmouth College assistant, shares his thoughts on the Ivy League ending an 80-year-old postseason football policy.
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