1961 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

1961 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
Official 1961 team portrait from "The Index" yearbook
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (4–2 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPRon Schieber
CaptainKeith Rieger, Dave Babcock
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Illinois $ 5 1 0 7 3 0
Western Illinois 4 2 0 5 3 0
Illinois State Normal 4 2 0 5 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 2 1 4 3 1
Northern Illinois 3 2 1 4 4 1
Central Michigan 1 5 0 2 8 0
Eastern Michigan 0 6 0 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team was an American football team that represented Illinois State Normal University (now known as Illinois State University) as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1961 college football season. In their 17th year under head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled a 5–4 record (4–2 in conference games), tied for second place in the IIAC, and were outscored by a total of 142 to 129.[1]

The team played its home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

  1. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1962, p. .