| 1949Illinois State Normal Redbirds football | |
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| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–2–1 (1–2–1 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | McCormick Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1949 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team representedIllinois State Normal University—now known asIllinois State University—as a member of theIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the1949 college football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coachEdwin Struck and played its home games at McCormick Field. The Redbirds finished the season with a 6–2–1 overall record and a 1–2–1 record in conference play.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Indiana State* |
| W 28–0 | [2] | |||
| October 1 | atMillikin* |
| W 13–0 | [3] | |||
| October 8 | atEastern Illinois |
| L 6–7 | [4] | |||
| October 15 | Southern Illinois |
| W 35–0 | [5] | |||
| October 22 | atWestern Illinois |
| L 14–19 | 5,000 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | atButler* | WFBM-TV | W 14–0 | 7,000–8,500 | [7][8][9] | |
| November 5 | Northern Illinois State![]() |
| T 14–14 | 6,000 | [10] | ||
| November 12 | La Crosse State* |
| W 26–14 | [11] | |||
| November 19 | Illinois Wesleyan* |
| W 29–0 | [12] | |||
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