1946 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team
American college football season
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The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their second year under head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–3 record with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, finished third in the IIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 106 to 53.[1] Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.
| 1946 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football | |
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| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (2–2 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Aldo Sebben |
| Captain | Aldo Sebben |
| Home stadium | McCormick Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | at Indiana State* | Terre Haute, IN | L 0–13 | [2][3] | |||
| September 28 | Michigan State Normal* |
| W 10–0 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | DePauw* |
| W 18–0 | [5] | |||
| October 12 | Southern Illinois |
| L 7–13 | [6] | |||
| October 19 | Western Illinois |
| W 15–0 | 5,000 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 26–13 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Millikin* |
| W 20–0 | [9] | |||
| November 9 | at Northern Illinois | L 3–14 | [10] | ||||
| November 16 | at Illinois Wesleyan* | Bloomington, IL | W 7–0 | [11] | |||
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