1945 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–3 (3–1 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPMelvin Kuethe
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois State Normal $ 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 2
Northern Illinois State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Eastern Illinois 1 – 1 – 2 2 – 3 – 2
Western Illinois 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1] Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

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 Statedagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming

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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