2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team

2002 Illinois State Redbirds football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
MVPs
Captains
  • Vito Golson
  • Boomer Grigsby
  • Jon Laurenti
  • Ray Robinson
Home stadiumHancock Stadium
2002 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Western Kentucky +^   6 1     12 3  
No. 5 Western Illinois +^   6 1     11 2  
Youngstown State   4 3     7 4  
Illinois State   4 3     6 5  
Indiana State   3 4     5 7  
Northern Iowa   2 5     5 6  
Southern Illinois   2 5     4 8  
Southwest Missouri State   1 6     4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Denver Johnson and played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. The Redbirds finished the season with an overall record of 6–5 and a record of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway.