1947 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

1947 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–3–2 (1–1–2 IIAC)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Laitas
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Illinois $ 3 0 1 7 2 1
Northern Illinois State 2 1 1 4 3 3
Illinois State Normal 1 1 2 4 3 2
Eastern Illinois 2 2 0 2 6 0
Western Illinois 0 4 0 4 4 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Edwin Struck and played its home games at McCormick Field. The Redbirds finished the season with a 4–3–2 overall record and a 1–1–2 record in conference play, placing third in the IIAC.[1]

  1. ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University. p. 62. Retrieved May 28, 2023.