1944 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

1944 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–4–1 (1–0–0 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 3 0 0 7 0 0
Illinois State Normal 1 0 0 3 4 1
Southern Illinois 2 1 0 3 3 0
Eastern Illinois 1 2 0 1 3 0
Western Illinois 0 4 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Howard Hancock and played its home games at McCormick Field. The Redbirds finished the season with a 3–4–1 overall record; they only played one game against a conference opponent, a victory over Western Illinois.[1]

  1. ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University. p. 62. Retrieved July 4, 2023.