The 1997 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Todd Berry, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the GFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.
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