1937 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

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1937 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1937 record5–1–2 (4–0–2 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainEd Lesnick, Lavern Christensen
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois College + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Bradley + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Illinois State Normal + 4 – 0 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
St. Viator 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Monmouth (IL) 1 – 0 – 3 4 – 1 – 4
Augustana (IL) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Western Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Knox (IL) 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Illinois Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Northern Illinois State 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 3
Lake Forest 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 1 – 2
Wheaton (IL) 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Shurtleff 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Elmhurst 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
McKendree 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
North Central 1 – 2 – 3 1 – 3 – 3
Eastern Illinois 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Carthage 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Eureka 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
Millikin 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1937 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Normal University (now known as Illinois State University) in the 1937 college football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Howard Hancock and played their home games at McCormick Field. Illinois State Normal was a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Redbirds finished the season with a 5–1–2 record overall and a 4–0–2 record in conference play.[1] The team claimed a share of the conference championship along with Bradley and Illinois College, although the latter teams did not have any ties.[2][3]

Schedule[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 64. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "State Normal Downs Elmhurst 12-6 in Season's Final Fray". The Pantagraph. November 21, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Morey, Hal (November 26, 1937). "Bradley Topples Wesleyan 7-0 To Assure Championship Share". The Pantagraph. p. 12. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Illinois Normal Wins, 21-0". Chicago Tribune. September 26, 1937. p. 2:9. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Platteville Victorious". La Crosse Tribune. Associated Press. October 3, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Red Birds Ruin N. I. Homecoming". The Pantagraph. October 10, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Young, Fred (October 17, 1937). "Redbirds Held to Scoreless Tie at W. S." The Pantagraph. p. 11. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Birds and Eastern Fight Scoreless Tie". The Pantagraph. October 24, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Red Birds Thrill Homecomers With Hard Fought 13-6 Victory". The Pantagraph. October 31, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Normal Birds Scalp Eureka in 80-0 Fray". The Pantagraph. November 14, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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