The 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

They were led by 16th-year head coach Brock Spack.

[1] Illinois State played their home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.

The MVFC released it preseason prediction poll on July 22, 2024.

The Redbirds were predicted to finish sixth in the conference.