1940 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

1940 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–0 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPHarold Gaffney
CaptainJack Secord
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois State Normal $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Carthage 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Eastern Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Northern Illinois State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Elmhurst 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Western Illinois 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Southern Illinois 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Eureka 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 1

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Howard Hancock, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1]

Illinois State Normal was ranked at No. 266 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Eastern Kentucky*
L 0–20[3]
September 28Platteville State*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 27–0[4]
October 4at Michigan State Normal*
T 0–0[5][6]
October 12at Indiana State*Terre Haute, INL 0–6[7]
October 19Eastern Illinoisdagger
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL (rivalry)
W 30–12[8]
October 26at Southern Illinois
W 25–6[9]
November 1at Western IllinoisMacomb, ILW 36–0[10]
November 9Northern Illinois State
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
W 26–14[11]
November 20Illinois Wesleyan*
  • McCormick Field
  • Normal, IL
L 6–32[12]
  • *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 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maroons Beat Normal 20 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. Associated Press. September 22, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Young, Fred (September 29, 1940). "Normal Comes Right Back With 27-0 Win". The Pantagraph. p. 9. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hurons Play 0-0 Tie With Illinois Normal in Opener". The Ypsilanti Daily Press. October 5, 1940. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State Normal Duels Ypsilanti to 0-0 Tie". The Pantagraph. October 5, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Indiana State Wins Over Illinois Team". Palladium-Item. Associated Press. October 13, 1940. p. 2:7. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "E. I. Teachers Lose to Normal". Herald and Review. October 20, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State Normal Vanquishes Southern Teachers, 25-6". The Pantagraph. October 27, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "I. S. N. U. Finds Macomb Easy 36-0 Victim". The Pantagraph. November 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Young, Fred (November 10, 1940). "Red Birds Win I. I. A. C. Title In Victory Over DeKalb". The Pantagraph. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wesleyan Rolls Over Normal, 32-6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Associated Press. November 21, 1940. p. 3F. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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