
Redbirds Primary Logo
A new redesign of their cardinal happened in 1996 for the Illinois State Redbirds, with a more aggressive-looking cardinal.

Illinois State Redbirds
2005 - Present
2005 - Present
A aggressive looking cardinal in red, black and yellow next to wordmark “ILLINOIS STATE” in red with white highlights above “REDBIRDS” in white on black background.

Illinois State Redbirds
1996 - 2005
1996 - 2005
An aggressive cardinal in red, black, and yellow above a wordmark “ILLINOIS STATE” with a red line above and below with “Redbirds” in black and scripted.

Illinois State Redbirds
1979 - 1996
1979 - 1996
A red, black, and yellow cardinal gives a thumbs up with the initials “ISU” on his hand inside a double-lined black ring.

Illinois State Redbirds
1966 - 1979
1966 - 1979
A white block letter “I” is outlined in red with a horizontal wordmark “STATE” in black inside the letter.