1949 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football | |
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Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–2–1 (1–2–1 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | John DalSanto, Harlow Swartout |
Home stadium | McCormick Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 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 1949 college football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Edwin Struck and played its home games at McCormick Field. The Redbirds finished the season with a 6–2–1 overall record and a 1–2–1 record in conference play.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | Indiana State* |
| W 28–0 | [2] | |
October 1 | at Millikin* |
| W 13–0 | [3] | |
October 8 | at Eastern Illinois |
| L 6–7 | [4] | |
October 15 | Southern Illinois |
| W 35–0 | [5] | |
October 22 | at Western Illinois |
| L 14–19 | 5,000 | [6] |
October 29 | at Butler* | Indianapolis, IN | W 14–0 | 8,500 | [7] |
November 5 | Northern Illinois State |
| T 14–14 | 6,000 | [8] |
November 12 | La Crosse State* |
| W 26–14 | [9] | |
November 19 | Illinois Wesleyan* |
| W 29–0 | [10] | |
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