1950 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the IIAC. Illinois State Normal lost to Missouri Mines in the postseason Corn Bowl.^[1] The team played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

1950 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC champion
Corn Bowl, L 6–7 vs. Missouri Mines
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–1–2 (5–0–1 IIAC)
Head coach	Edwin Struck (6th season)
MVP	Dean Burridge
Captain	Dean Burridge, Ralph Lesnick
Home stadium	McCormick Field
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Illinois State Normal $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Western Illinois	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Northern Illinois State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Michigan State Normal	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	T 0–0		^[2]
September 30	Millikin*	McCormick Field Normal, IL	W 28–0		^[3]
October 7	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 14–13	3,000	^[4]
October 14	Eastern Illinois	McCormick Field Normal, IL (rivalry)	W 23–21		^[5]
October 21	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	T 14–14		^[6]
October 28	Western Illinois	McCormick Field Normal, IL	W 21–20	6,000	^[7]
November 4	Michigan State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	W 14–0		^[8]
November 11	at Northern Illinois State	DeKalb Township High School Field DeKalb, IL	W 13–12		^[9]
November 18	at Illinois Wesleyan*	Wesleyan Field Bloomington, IL	W 21–6	5,500	^[10]
November 23	vs. Missouri Mines*	Wesleyan Field Bloomington, IL (Corn Bowl)	L 6–7	2,500	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 65. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
2. "Redbirds–Indiana Battle to 0–0 Tie". The Pantagraph. September 24, 1950. p. 11. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Young, Fred (October 1, 1950). "Normal Defeats James Millikin, 28–0, In Opening Contest at McCormick Field". The Pantagraph. p. 11. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Central Michigan Edged in Last Quarter, 14–13". Lansing State Journal. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 50. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Normal Edges Eastern, 23–21, In I.I.A.C. Game". Decatur Daily Review. October 15, 1950. p. 18. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern Scores in Last Three Minutes to Tie Normal, 14–14". The Pantagraph. October 22, 1950. p. 13. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Alsene, Ed (October 29, 1950). "State Normal Takes Over Interstate Lead With 21–20 Win Over Western". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Alsene, Ed (November 5, 1950). "ISNU Tops Michigan Normal". The Pantagraph. p. 27. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Young, Fred (November 12, 2021). "Normal Clinches IIAC Title for 1950 With 13 to 12 Victory Over DeKalb". The Pantagraph. p. 13. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Young, Fred (November 19, 1950). "Normal Tops Tough IWU, 21-6". The Pantagraph. p. 24. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Alsene, Ed (November 24, 1950). "Missouri Mines Edges ISNU 7-6". The Pantagraph. p. 14. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.