ISUMatt
September 8th, 2007, 06:13 PM
Kickoff at 6:30 CT
As always you can listen at www.wjbc.com
➢ Illinois State enters tonight's game with seven-straight victories over members of the Ohio Valley Conference, including three-straight wins over Murray State.
➢ Under head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds are 26-15 when playing at Hancock Stadium.
➢ Illinois State Athletics combines the sports of football and golf this weekend. On Friday, the campus golf course was renamed the Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University to honor the greatest Redbird golfer of all-time, D.A. Weibring. There will be a pregame announcement and a halftim ceremony to honor this Redbird great.
➢ The Redbirds enter tonight's game ranked in the top-20 nationally. Illinois State is rated No. 17 in The Sports Network's top-25 poll and No. 18 in the FCS Coaches Poll. The Redbirds have been ranked in the national polls for 19 straight weeks, including pre and postseason polls.
➢ Under Johnson, the Redbirds are 19-21 when coming off a loss.
➢ Dating back to last season, Murray State is trying to avoid a 10th-straight loss.
➢ In the Johnson era, ISU is 12-12 in the month of September.
➢ Tonight's game is CommUniversity and there are 54 tents already booked for the Redbird Tent Zone. In addition, tonight is also a Redbird Family Night, so a package of two adult general admission tickets and two youth tickets can be purchased for $20. Youths are also admitted free with a Hometown Team Youth Pass. It is also Youth Team Night and teams are admitted free with a pass list or uniform
As always you can listen at www.wjbc.com
➢ Illinois State enters tonight's game with seven-straight victories over members of the Ohio Valley Conference, including three-straight wins over Murray State.
➢ Under head coach Denver Johnson, the Redbirds are 26-15 when playing at Hancock Stadium.
➢ Illinois State Athletics combines the sports of football and golf this weekend. On Friday, the campus golf course was renamed the Weibring Golf Club at Illinois State University to honor the greatest Redbird golfer of all-time, D.A. Weibring. There will be a pregame announcement and a halftim ceremony to honor this Redbird great.
➢ The Redbirds enter tonight's game ranked in the top-20 nationally. Illinois State is rated No. 17 in The Sports Network's top-25 poll and No. 18 in the FCS Coaches Poll. The Redbirds have been ranked in the national polls for 19 straight weeks, including pre and postseason polls.
➢ Under Johnson, the Redbirds are 19-21 when coming off a loss.
➢ Dating back to last season, Murray State is trying to avoid a 10th-straight loss.
➢ In the Johnson era, ISU is 12-12 in the month of September.
➢ Tonight's game is CommUniversity and there are 54 tents already booked for the Redbird Tent Zone. In addition, tonight is also a Redbird Family Night, so a package of two adult general admission tickets and two youth tickets can be purchased for $20. Youths are also admitted free with a Hometown Team Youth Pass. It is also Youth Team Night and teams are admitted free with a pass list or uniform