1945 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

The 1945 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Normal University (now known as Illinois State University) in the 1945 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Edwin Struck 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 4–3 record overall and a 3–1 record in conference play, making the team conference champions.[1]

1945 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1945 record4–3 (3–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
1945 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois State Normal $ 3 –1 –04 –3 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –1 –14 –1 –2
Northern Illinois State 2 –2 –04 –3 –0
Eastern Illinois 1 –1 –22 –3 –2
Western Illinois 0 –3 –11 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at DePauw*Greencastle, INL 0–32[2]
October 6Indiana State*
W 13–6[3]
October 13at Southern Illinois
L 19–33[4]
October 20at Western Illinois
W 20–7[5]
October 27Northern Illinois State
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 19–7[6]
November 10Eastern Illinois
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL (rivalry)
W 12–6[7]
November 17Illinois Wesleyan*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
L 6–24[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 65. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. "DePauw Batters State Normal, 32-0". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 30, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "State Normal Redbirds Defeat Indiana State Normal, 13 to 6". The Pantagraph. October 7, 1945. p. 8. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "SINU Defeats Normal, 33-19". The Pantagraph. October 14, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Young, Fred (October 21, 1945). "Birds Dampen Western Homecomers With Win". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Normal Hits Huskie String". The Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1945. p. 6. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Redbirds Edge Eastern Panthers in Close Game". The Pantagraph. November 11, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Young, Fred (November 18, 1945). "Wesleyan Outpowers ISNU In 73rd Reneway of Old Feud". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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