Championships
Missouri Valley Football Conference title: 1999
NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs: 1998, 1999, 2006
Bowl Games
| Date played | Bowl | Champion | Runner-Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 23, 1950 | Corn Bowl | Missouri-Rolla | 7 | Illinois State | 6 |
| December 4, 1999 | Pecan Bowl | Illinois State | 37 | Hofstra | 20 |
| December 1, 2006 | Pecan Bowl | Youngstown State | 28 | Illinois State | 21 |
- The 1999 & 2006 the Midwest Region Championship (FCS Quarterfinal) was referred to as the Pecan Bowl
- In 1999 the Redbirds football advanced Final Four and receiving 3rd in the AP poll.
- Illinois State holds the NCAA Division I-AA record for the most tied football games with 66.
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