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2017 Illinois State

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Illinois State in 2017, game by game: won vs. Butler 45–0; won at Eastern Illinois 44–13; won at Missouri State 34–9; won vs. Indiana State 24–13; lost at Northern Arizona 16–37; lost at Southern Illinois 7–42; won vs. South Dakota 37–21; won at Youngstown State 35–0; lost vs. Western Illinois 14–31; lost at South Dakota State 24–27; lost vs. North Dakota State 7–20+45−35Won 45–0 vs. Butler+45ButlerWon 44–13 at Eastern Illinois+31Eastern IllinoisWon 34–9 at Missouri State+25Missouri StateWon 24–13 vs. Indiana State+11Indiana StateLost 16–37 at Northern Arizona-21Northern ArizonaLost 7–42 at Southern Illinois-35Southern Illino…Won 37–21 vs. South Dakota+16South DakotaWon 35–0 at Youngstown State+35Youngstown StateLost 14–31 vs. Western Illinois-17Western IllinoisLost 24–27 at South Dakota State-3South Dakota St…Lost 7–20 vs. North Dakota State-13North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsButlerW 45–⁠079%
Sep 16atEastern IllinoisW 44–⁠1354%
Sep 23atMissouri StateW 34–⁠969%
Sep 30vsIndiana StateW 24–⁠1381%
Oct 7atNorthern ArizonaL 16–⁠3759%
Oct 14atSouthern IllinoisL 7–⁠4262%
Oct 21vsSouth DakotaW 37–⁠2147%
Oct 28atYoungstown StateW 35–⁠039%
Nov 4vsWestern IllinoisL 14–⁠3165%
Nov 11atSouth Dakota StateL 24–⁠2729%
Nov 18vsNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠2031%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
287–⁠213
Coach
—
Elo
1389 +4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.8 No. 15 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 156
Offensive coordinators
Dan Clark and Billy Dicken
Defensive coordinator
Spence Nowinsky
Captains
Jake Kolbe, Dalton Keene and Brannon Barry
Most valuable player
Dalton Keene and James Robinson

Top recruits in the 2017 class

John Ridgeway OT★★No. 2358
Ricky Rollerson ATH★★No. 2596
Kentre Patterson WR★★No. 2917
Jalen Sutton WDE★★No. 3074
Tanner Taula TE★★No. 3176

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers22.00.770
Offensive line42.00.771
Defensive line12.00.769
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.783
Whole class102.00.771

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 5Davontae Harris CBCincinnati Bengals

2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠1
South Dakota State7–⁠211–⁠3
Northern Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠4
South Dakota4–⁠48–⁠5
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠7
Missouri State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.