1950 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1950 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 7–1–2 5–0–1 Edwin Struck 6th Dean Burridge Dean Burridge Ralph Lesnick McCormick Field IIAC champion Corn Bowl L 6–7 vs. 1950 Missouri Mines Miners Missouri Mines The 1950 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the IIAC. Illinois State Normal lost to 1950 Missouri Mines Miners Missouri Mines in the postseason Corn Bowl.2021 Redbird Football Media Guide https://goredbirds.com/documents/2021/9/3/2021_Online_Media_Guide.pdf Illinois State University Athletics Department 65 October 10, 2021 The team played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois. Schedule September 23 t y y 1950 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 0–0 Redbirds–Indiana Battle to 0–0 Tie https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86878314/ October 10, 2021 The Pantagraph September 24, 1950 11 Newspapers.com September 30 w y 1950 Millikin Big Blue Millikin McCormick Field Normal, IL 28–0 Young Fred Normal Defeats James Millikin, 28–0, In Opening Contest at McCormick Field https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86879612/ October 10, 2021 The Pantagraph October 1, 1950 11 Newspapers.com October 7 w y Central Michigan Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI 14–13 3,000 Central Michigan Edged in Last Quarter, 14–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86879818/ October 10, 2021 Lansing State Journal Associated Press October 8, 1950 50 Newspapers.com October 14 w Eastern Illinois McCormick Field Normal, IL rivalry 23–21 Normal Edges Eastern, 23–21, In I.I.A.C. Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86880014/ October 10, 2021 Decatur Daily Review October 15, 1950 18 Newspapers.com October 21 t y Southern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 14–14 Southern Scores in Last Three Minutes to Tie Normal, 14–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86880149/ October 10, 2021 The Pantagraph October 22, 1950 13 Newspapers.com October 28 w y Western Illinois McCormick Field Normal, IL 21–20 6,000 Alsene Ed State Normal Takes Over Interstate Lead With 21–20 Win Over Western https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86880312/ October 10, 2021 The Pantagraph October 29, 1950 10 Newspapers.com November 4 w Michigan State Normal McCormick Field Normal, IL 14–0 Alsene Ed ISNU Tops Michigan Normal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86880473/ October 10, 2021 The Pantagraph November 5, 1950 27 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Northern Illinois State DeKalb Township High School Field DeKalb, IL 13–12 Young Fred Normal Clinches IIAC Title for 1950 With 13 to 12 Victory Over DeKalb https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1696551/1950-iiac-title-clinched/ October 10, 2021 The Pantagraph November 12, 2021 13 Newspapers.com November 18 w y y 1950 Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan Wesleyan Field Bloomington, IL 21–6 5,500 Young Fred Normal Tops Tough IWU, 21-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86880842/ October 10, 2021 The Pantagraph November 19, 1950 24 Newspapers.com November 23 l y y 1950 Missouri Mines Miners Missouri Mines Wesleyan Field Bloomington, IL Corn Bowl 6–7 2,500 Alsene Ed Missouri Mines Edges ISNU 7-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86881018/ October 10, 2021 The Pantagraph November 24, 1950 14 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1950 Illinois State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/299/stats/13011 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 13, 2022 References Illinois State Normal Category:Illinois State Redbirds football seasons Category:Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Illinois State Normal Redbirds football