1941 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

The 1941 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Normal University (now known as Illinois State University) in the 1941 college football season. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Howard Hancock and played their home games at McCormick Field. Illinois State Normal was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Redbirds finished the season with a 3–4–2 record overall and a 3–1 record in conference play, making the team conference co-champions with Northern Illinois State.[1][2]

1941 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1941 record3–4–2 (3–1 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Gaffney
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
1941 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Illinois State + 3 –1 –07 –1 –1
Illinois State Normal + 3 –1 –03 –4 –2
Southern Illinois 2 –1 –15 –2 –1
Western Illinois 1 –2 –13 –4 –1
Eastern Illinois 0 –4 –00 –7 –0
Eureka 0 –0 –03 –3 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20Indiana State*
L 6–19[3]
September 27at Platteville State*Platteville, WIT 0–0[4]
October 4Michigan State Normal*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
T 0–0[5]
October 11at Northern Illinois State
L 0–6[6]
October 18at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, IL (rivalry)W 26–7[7]
October 25Southern Illinois
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 18–0[8]
November 1at Western Illinois
W 14–0[2]
November 8at Eastern Kentucky*Richmond, KYL 0–54[9]
November 15Illinois Wesleyan*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
L 0–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 64. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. Harling, Maurice (November 2, 1941). "Normal Ties for IIAC Title With 14-0 Win". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Indiana State Triumphs". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. September 21, 1941. p. 38. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Crippled ISNU Eleven Ties Platteville, 0-0". The Pantagraph. September 28, 1941. p. 10. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Michigan Normal Ties Illinois State, 0-0". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. October 5, 1941. p. 17. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "DeKalb Teachers Stop Normal's Streak, 6-0". Herald and Review. Associated Press. October 12, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "E-I Teachers Defeated by Normal, 27-6". Herald and Review. October 19, 1941. p. 14. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Alsene, Edgar (October 26, 1941). "State Normal Keeps Homecoming Record Clean With 18-0 Win". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Miller, James (November 9, 1941). "Eastern Teachers College Team Defeats Illinois Normal, 54 To 0 In Final Home Contest Of Season". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 12. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Young, Fred (November 16, 1941). "Wesleyan Nips Normal On Pass to Buettner". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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