1952 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

1952 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record1–6–2 (1–4–1 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPWes Bair
CaptainGeorge Egofske, Dorian Smith
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 6 0 0 7 2 0
Western Illinois 5 1 0 7 2 0
Michigan State Normal 3 2 1 5 3 1
Northern Illinois State 2 4 0 3 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 2 6 0
Illinois State Normal 1 4 1 1 6 2
Eastern Illinois 1 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Normal University—now known as Illinois State University—as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 1–6–2 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the IIAC.[1] Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

Sophomore quarterback Wes Bair completed 136 passes during the season, breaking the small college record for most passes completed in a single season.[2]

  1. ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 65. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Eastern Illinois was invoked but never defined (see the help page).