1945 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team
American college football season
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The 1945 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 1945 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1] Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.
| 1945 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football | |
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IIAC champion | |
| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–3 (3–1 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Melvin Kuethe |
| Home stadium | McCormick Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 29 | at DePauw* | Greencastle, IN | L 0–32 | [2] |
| October 6 | Indiana State* |
| W 13–6 | [3] |
| October 13 | at Southern Illinois | L 19–33 | [4] | |
| October 20 | at Western Illinois |
| W 20–7 | [5] |
| October 27 | Northern Illinois State |
| W 19–7 | [6] |
| November 10 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 12–6 | [7] |
| November 17 | Illinois Wesleyan* |
| L 6–24 | [8] |
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