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1937 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

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1937 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC co-champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–1–2 (4–0–2 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPLavern Christensen
CaptainEd Lesnick, Lavern Christensen
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois College + 5 0 0 7 2 0
Bradley + 5 0 0 6 3 0
Illinois State Normal + 4 0 2 5 1 2
St. Viator 2 0 1 6 2 1
Monmouth (IL) 1 0 3 4 1 4
Augustana (IL) 4 1 1 5 2 1
Western Illinois 3 1 1 3 4 1
Knox (IL) 2 1 1 3 4 1
Illinois Wesleyan 3 2 1 5 3 1
Northern Illinois State 3 2 1 3 2 3
Lake Forest 1 1 1 3 1 2
Wheaton (IL) 3 3 0 3 5 0
Shurtleff 1 1 0 1 5 0
Elmhurst 2 3 1 3 3 2
McKendree 2 3 1 3 5 1
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 2 7 0
North Central 1 2 3 1 3 3
Eastern Illinois 1 4 1 3 4 1
Carthage 1 5 0 1 6 0
Eureka 0 6 0 0 6 0
Millikin 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Howard Hancock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–1–2 with a mark of 4–0–2 in conference play.[1] Illinois State Normal claimed a share of the IIAC championship along with Bradley and Illinois College, although the latter teams did not have any ties.[2][3] The team played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Indiana State*
W 21–0[4]
October 2Platteville State*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
L 9–12[5]
October 9at Northern Illinois StateW 14–2[6]
October 16at Western Illinois
T 0–0[7]
October 23at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, IL (rivalry)T 0–0[8]
October 30Southern Illinoisdagger
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 13–6[9]
November 13Eureka
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 80–0[10]
November 20Elmhurst
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 12–6[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 64. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "State Normal Downs Elmhurst 12-6 in Season's Final Fray". The Pantagraph. November 21, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Morey, Hal (November 26, 1937). "Bradley Topples Wesleyan 7-0 To Assure Championship Share". The Pantagraph. p. 12. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Illinois Normal Wins, 21-0". Chicago Tribune. September 26, 1937. p. 2:9. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Platteville Victorious". La Crosse Tribune. Associated Press. October 3, 1937. p. 13. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Red Birds Ruin N. I. Homecoming". The Pantagraph. October 10, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Young, Fred (October 17, 1937). "Redbirds Held to Scoreless Tie at W. S." The Pantagraph. p. 11. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Birds and Eastern Fight Scoreless Tie". The Pantagraph. October 24, 1937. p. 9. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Red Birds Thrill Homecomers With Hard Fought 13-6 Victory". The Pantagraph. October 31, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Normal Birds Scalp Eureka in 80-0 Fray". The Pantagraph. November 14, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.