1941 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–4–2 (3–1 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPSam Chicas
CaptainHarold Gaffney
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Illinois State Normal + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
Southern Illinois 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Western Illinois 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Eastern Illinois 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Eureka 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1941 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 the 1941 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Howard Hancock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the IIAC title with Northern Illinois State.[1][2] Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

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 Illinoisdagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 64. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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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