Redbird Football and Tailgating
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Date and Location
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Tailgating
Time: 9 a.m. (lots open at 7 a.m.; all tailgating must end by 2 p.m.)
Redbird Football
2 p.m.
Hancock Stadium
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Homecoming Football Tickets
Tickets will go on sale in the summer 2026.
If you need special accommodations or have ticket questions, please contact the Redbird Ticket Office at (309) 438-8000.
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Tailgate Passes
Tickets will go on sale in the summer 2026.
Homecoming Shuttle
Take advantage of the free Homecoming shuttles on Saturday from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The morning shuttle (7:30 a.m.-noon.) will run from the Alumni Center to the front of the Bone Student Center and back again. In the afternoon (Noon-6 p.m.), the shuttle will continue to stop at the Alumni Center but will travel through Uptown Normal as well.
Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Campus
Please remember that Illinois State University is a smoke- and tobacco-free campus in compliance with the State of Illinois' Smoke-Free Campus Act. This new law prohibits smoking and the use of tobacco on campus property. Campus property includes buildings, grounds, parking lots, and vehicles that are owned or operated by state-supported institutions of higher education.