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Redbirds fall out of the top 25
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[October 09, 2007]
NORMAL -- After three straight
losses, the Illinois State football team has fallen out of the
national top-25 polls for the first time in 23 weeks, dating back to
the final poll of the 2005 season.
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The Redbirds are still receiving votes in each poll, with 14 tallies
in The Sports Network Top-25 Poll and three votes in the Football
Championship Subdivision Coaches' Poll. As a result of the
Redbirds' fall, the Gateway Football Conference has dropped to four
teams in the top-25 polls, with Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois,
Youngstown State and Western Illinois each maintaining their places
in the national rankings. Montana continues to hold the No. 1 spot,
according to The Sports Network, but was ousted by future Illinois
State opponent North Dakota State in the FCS Coaches' Poll.
Illinois State returns to action Saturday, when the Redbirds host
Indiana State for homecoming. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (Game
notes)
[Text from file received from Todd Kober,
assistant athletics director, media relations,
Illinois
State University]
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