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Birds battle Bobcats in national title game, carry resilience into overtime
Despite Illinois State outscoring Montana State 14-0 in the fourth quarter to force overtime, the Redbirds fell short, 35-34, on an extra point kick by the Bobcats Monday night in the FCS Championship game at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Redbirds rally on FCS Championship Monday
It all comes down to this. Five weeks and four wins after kicking off the FCS playoffs with an unseeded, at-large bid, the Illinois State University football team is ready for its final test. The Redbirds (12-4) face No. 2-seeded Montana State (13-2) in a national championship matchup Monday, January 5, at 6:30 p.m. CST in Nashville, Tennessee’s FirstBank Stadium.




