1945 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

1945 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–3 (3–1 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPMelvin Kuethe
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

  1. ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 65. Retrieved October 13, 2021.