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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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Illinois*
L 0–795,386[2]
September 23Wabash*
T 7–7[3]
September 30at Indiana State*Terre Haute, INL 13–33[4]
October 7DePauw*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 31–13[5]
October 13at Southeast Missouri State*
W 13–12[6]
October 21Indiana State*dagger
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
L 7–133,500[7]
November 4Western Illinois
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 26–6[8]
November 11at Illinois Wesleyan*
L 0–19[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University. p. 62. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Bartlett, Charles (September 17, 1944). "Illinois Unveils Flock of Fleet Backs; Crushes Normal, 79 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. 2:1. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Sutton, Vern (September 24, 1944). "State Normal, Wabash Battle to 7-7 Draw". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Nesbit, Robert (October 1, 1944). "Normal Beaten By Indiana TC Eleven, 33-13". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Young, Fred (October 8, 1944). "Anderson is Brilliant As Birds Whip DePauw". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Birds Triumph Over Missouri". The Pantagraph. October 14, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bloomington Boy Helps Topple Normal Eleven". The Pantagraph. October 22, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Young, Fred (November 5, 1944). "Normal Rallies to Win Last Home Game, 26-6". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Liston, Harold V. (November 12, 1944). "Mel Brewer's Youthful Titans Scuttle Normal Eleven, 19-0". The Pantagraph. p. 6. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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