1937 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

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The 1937 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 1937 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Howard Hancock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–1–2 with a mark of 4–0–2 in conference play.[1] Illinois State Normal claimed a share of the IIAC championship along with Bradley and Illinois College, although the latter teams did not have any ties.[2][3] The team played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–1–2 (4–0–2 IIAC)
Headcoach
MVPLavern Christensen
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1937 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–1–2 (4–0–2 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPLavern Christensen
Captains
  • Ed Lesnick
  • Lavern Christensen
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 â†’
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1937 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Illinois College +5–0–07–2–0
Bradley +5–0–06–3–0
Illinois State Normal +4–0–25–1–2
St. Viator2–0–16–2–1
Monmouth (IL)1–0–34–1–4
Augustana (IL)4–1–15–2–1
Western Illinois3–1–13–4–1
Knox (IL)2–1–13–4–1
Illinois Wesleyan3–2–15–3–1
Northern Illinois State3–2–13–2–3
Lake Forest1–1–13–1–2
Wheaton (IL)3–3–03–5–0
Shurtleff1–1–01–5–0
Elmhurst2–3–13–3–2
McKendree2–3–13–5–1
Southern Illinois2–4–02–7–0
North Central1–2–31–3–3
Eastern Illinois1–4–13–4–1
Carthage1–5–01–6–0
Eureka0–6–00–6–0
Millikin0–7–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Indiana State*
W 21–0[4]
October 2Platteville State*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
L 9–12[5]
October 9at Northern Illinois State
W 14–2[6]
October 16at Western Illinois
T 0–0[7]
October 23at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, IL (rivalry)T 0–0[8]
October 30Southern Illinoisdagger
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 13–6[9]
November 13Eureka
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 80–0[10]
November 20Elmhurst
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 12–6[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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