1946 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

1946 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (2–2 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPAldo Sebben
CaptainAldo Sebben
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Southern Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois State Normal 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Eastern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Western Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–3 record with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, finished third in the IIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 53.[1] Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Indiana State*Terre Haute, INL 0–13[2][3]
September 28Michigan State Normal*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 10–0[4]
October 5DePauw*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 18–0[5]
October 12Southern Illinois
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
L 7–13[6]
October 19Western Illinoisdagger
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 15–05,000[7]
October 26at Eastern Illinois
W 26–135,000[8]
November 2Millikin*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 20–0[9]
November 9at Northern Illinois
L 3–14[10]
November 16at Illinois Wesleyan*Bloomington, ILW 7–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 65. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Triumphs". The Indianapolis Star. Associated Press. September 21, 1941. p. 38. Retrieved October 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Indiana State Wins, 13-0, Over Illinois Normal". Chicago Tribune. September 22, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ISNU Gains 10-0 Victory Over Michigan Normal". The Pantagraph. September 29, 1946. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Young, Fred (October 6, 1946). "Reborn Normal Power Whips Depauw, 18-0". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maroons Toppled Normal 13-7 Sat. To Share Loop Lead". The Carbondale Free Press. October 14, 1946. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Edgar Alsene (October 20, 1946). "ISNU Celebrates Homecoming By Toppling Western, 15 to 0: Strong Defense Keeps Macomb Well in Check". the Pantagraph. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Normal Best Eastern". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 27, 1946. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Forrest R. Kyle (November 3, 1946). "Normal Downs Millikin: Blue Squanders Opportunities, Losing, 20 to 0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. pp. 27, 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Huskies Face One More Foe". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 11, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Edgar Alsene (November 17, 1946). "Normal Scores in Last Quarter To Topple Wesleyan 7-0 in Mud". The Pantagraph. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.