1947 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

American college football season

1947 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football

Conference| Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 4–3–2 (1–1–2 IIAC)
Head coach|

* Edwin Struck (3rd season)

Captain| Walter Laitas
Home stadium| McCormick Field

Seasons

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1948 ->

1947 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
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

* $ - Conference champion

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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 27| | Indiana State*|

* McCormick Field
* Normal, IL

| W 20–7| | [2]
October 3| | at Michigan State Normal*|

* Briggs Field
* Ypsilanti, MI

| W 6–0| | [3]
October 11| | at Loras*| Dubuque, IA| L 7–20| | [4]
October 18| | Northern Illinois State|

* McCormick Field
* Normal, IL

| T 7–7| | [5]
October 25| | at Eastern Illinois|

* Schahrer Field
* Charleston, IL (rivalry)

| L 6–13| | [6]
November 1| 2:00 p.m.| Washington University*|

* McCormick Field
* Normal, IL

| L 13–14| 5,000| [7][8]
November 8| | Southern Illinois|

* McCormick Field
* Normal, IL

| T 6–6| 600| [9]
November 15| | at Western Illinois|

* Morgan Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 26–0| | [10]
November 22| | Illinois Wesleyan*|

* McCormick Field
* Normal, IL

| W 12–3| | [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Central time

## References

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1. ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University. p. 62. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Banks' Pass Interception Gives ISNU 6-0 Victory". The Pantagraph. October 4, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Loras Wins Fourth". Des Moines Register. October 12, 1947. p. 8S. Retrieved May 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Alsene, Edgar (October 19, 1947). "4th Quarter ISNU Bids Fail - Northern Gets Tie". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved May 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ "ISNU Entertains Washington '11'". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 1, 1947. p. 8. Retrieved July 6, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Bears Gain 14-13 Victory Over Normal". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 2, 1947. p. 1E. Retrieved May 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Alsene, Edgar (November 9, 1947). "State Normal, Southern Battle to 6-6 Deadlock". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved May 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "State Normal Rolls to 26-0 Win at Western". The Pantagraph. November 16, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ 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.

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Illinois State Redbirds football

Venues|

* Hancock Stadium (1963–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Eastern Illinois: Mid-America Classic

Culture & lore|

* Reggie Redbird
* "Go, You Redbirds"

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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