1946 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 6–3 2–2 Edwin Struck 2nd Aldo Sebben Aldo Sebben McCormick Field 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 53.2021 Redbird Football Media Guide https://goredbirds.com/documents/2021/9/3/2021_Online_Media_Guide.pdf Illinois State University Athletics Department 65 October 13, 2021 Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois. Schedule y y September 21 at Indiana State<ncg> Terre Haute, IN L 0-13 Indiana State Triumphs https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87231933/ October 16, 2021 The Indianapolis Star Associated Press September 21, 1941 38 Newspapers.comIndiana State Wins, 13-0, Over Illinois Normal Chicago Tribune September 22, 1946 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102682750/indiana-state-wins-13-0-over-illinois/ Newspapers.com September 28 Michigan State Normal<ncg> McCormick Field Normal, IL W 10-0 ISNU Gains 10-0 Victory Over Michigan Normal The Pantagraph September 29, 1946 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105024162/isnu-gains-10-0-victory-over-michigan/ Newspapers.com October 5 DePauw<ncg> McCormick Field Normal, IL W 18-0 Young Fred Reborn Normal Power Whips Depauw, 18-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109385031/the-pantagraph/ September 11, 2022 The Pantagraph October 6, 1946 8 Newspapers.com October 12 Southern Illinois McCormick Field Normal, IL L 7-13 Maroons Toppled Normal 13-7 Sat. To Share Loop Lead The Carbondale Free Press October 14, 1946 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103911302/maroons-toppled-normal-13-7-sat-to/ Newspapers.com October 19 1946 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois<hc> McCormick Field Normal, IL W 15-0 5,000 ISNU Celebrates Homecoming By Toppling Western, 15 to 0: Strong Defense Keeps Macomb Well in Check the Pantagraph Edgar Alsene October 20, 1946 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105023800/isnu-celebrates-homecoming-by-toppling/ Newspapers.com October 26 at Eastern Illinois Schahrer Field Charleston, IL W 26-13 5,000 Normal Best Eastern Decatur Sunday Herald and Review October 27, 1946 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105022640/normal-beats-eastern/ Newspapers.com November 2 Millikin<ncg> McCormick Field Normal, IL W 20-0 Normal Downs Millikin: Blue Squanders Opportunities, Losing, 20 to 0 Decatur Sunday Herald and Review Forrest R. Kyle November 3, 1946 27, 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105023233/normal-downs-millikin-blue-squanders/ Newspapers.com November 9 at Northern Illinois Glidden Field DeKalb, IL L 3-14 Huskies Face One More Foe https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90264469/the-daily-chronicle/ December 8, 2021 The DeKalb Daily Chronicle November 11, 1946 5 Newspapers.com November 16 at Illinois Wesleyan<ncg> Bloomington, IL W 7-0 Normal Scores in Last Quarter To Topple Wesleyan 7-0 in Mud The Pantagraph Edgar Alsene November 17, 1946 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105022873/normal-scores-in-last-quarter-to-topple/ Newspapers.com References Illinois State Normal Category:Illinois State Redbirds football seasons Illinois State Normal Redbirds football