The 1995 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Jim Heacock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.