1947 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team
Appearance
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Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 4–3–2 (1–1–2 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Walter Laitas |
Home stadium | McCormick Field |
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Southern Illinois $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 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 1947 college football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Edwin Struck and played its home games at McCormick Field. The Redbirds finished the season with a 4–3–2 overall record and a 1–1–2 record in conference play, placing third in the IIAC.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | Indiana State* |
| W 20–7 | [2] | ||
October 3 | at Michigan State Normal* |
| W 6–0 | [3] | ||
October 11 | at Loras* | Dubuque, IA | L 7–20 | [4] | ||
October 18 | Northern Illinois State |
| T 7–7 | [5] | ||
October 25 | at Eastern Illinois |
| L 6–13 | [6] | ||
November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Washington University*![]() |
| L 13–14 | 5,000 | [7][8] |
November 8 | Southern Illinois |
| T 6–6 | 600 | [9] | |
November 15 | at Western Illinois |
| W 26–0 | [10] | ||
November 22 | Illinois Wesleyan* |
| W 12–3 | [11] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University. p. 62. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ Alsene, Edgar (September 28, 1947). "ISNU Opens With 20-7 Win Over Indiana State". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Banks' Pass Interception Gives ISNU 6-0 Victory". The Pantagraph. October 4, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loras Wins Fourth". Des Moines Register. October 12, 1947. p. 8S. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alsene, Edgar (October 19, 1947). "4th Quarter ISNU Bids Fail - Northern Gets Tie". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Tops Normal, 13-6, For Homecoming Triumph". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 26, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ISNU Entertains Washington '11'". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 1, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Bears Gain 14-13 Victory Over Normal". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 2, 1947. p. 1E. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alsene, Edgar (November 9, 1947). "State Normal, Southern Battle to 6-6 Deadlock". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Normal Rolls to 26-0 Win at Western". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alsene, Edgar (November 23, 1947). "Normal Scores in First, Fourth Quarters to Down IWU, 12-3". The Pantagraph. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.