1940 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team
1940 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football | |
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IIAC champion | |
Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
1940 record | 5–3–1 (4–0 IIAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Jack Secord |
Home stadium | McCormick Field |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State Normal $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carthage | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elmhurst | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eureka | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1940 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Normal University (now known as Illinois State University) in the 1940 college football season. They were led by tenth-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 5–3–1 record overall and a 4–0 record in conference play, making the team conference champions.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 21 | Eastern Kentucky* |
| L 0–20 | [2] |
September 28 | Platteville State* |
| W 27–0 | [3] |
October 4 | at Michigan State Normal* |
| T 0–0 | [4] |
October 12 | at Indiana State* | Terre Haute, IN | L 0–6 | [5] |
October 19 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 30–12 | [6] |
October 26 | at Southern Illinois | W 25–6 | [7] | |
November 1 | at Western Illinois | Macomb, IL | W 36–0 | [8] |
November 9 | Northern Illinois State |
| W 26–14 | [9] |
November 20 | Illinois Wesleyan* |
| L 6–32 | [10] |
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References[]
- ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 64. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ "Maroons Beat Normal 20 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. Associated Press. September 22, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Fred (September 29, 1940). "Normal Comes Right Back With 27-0 Win". The Pantagraph. p. 9. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Normal Duels Ypsilanti to 0-0 Tie". The Pantagraph. October 5, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State Wins Over Illinois Team". Palladium-Item. Associated Press. October 13, 1940. p. 2:7. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. I. Teachers Lose to Normal". Herald and Review. October 20, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Normal Vanquishes Southern Teachers, 25-6". The Pantagraph. October 27, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "I. S. N. U. Finds Macomb Easy 36-0 Victim". The Pantagraph. November 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Fred (November 10, 1940). "Red Birds Win I. I. A. C. Title In Victory Over DeKalb". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wesleyan Rolls Over Normal, 32-6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Associated Press. November 21, 1940. p. 3F. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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