| 1940 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football | |
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IIAC champion | |
| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (4–0 IIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Harold Gaffney |
| Captain | Jack Secord |
| Home stadium | McCormick Field |
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| 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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Eastern Kentucky* |
| L 0–20 | [3] |
| September 28 | Platteville State* |
| W 27–0 | [4] |
| October 4 | at Michigan State Normal* |
| T 0–0 | [5][6] |
| October 12 | at Indiana State* | Terre Haute, IN | L 0–6 | [7] |
| October 19 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 30–12 | [8] |
| October 26 | at Southern Illinois | W 25–6 | [9] | |
| November 1 | at Western Illinois | Macomb, IL | W 36–0 | [10] |
| November 9 | Northern Illinois State |
| W 26–14 | [11] |
| November 20 | Illinois Wesleyan* |
| L 6–32 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "2021 Redbird Football Media Guide" (PDF). Illinois State University Athletics Department. p. 64. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons Beat Normal 20 to 0". Lexington Herald-Leader. Associated Press. September 22, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Fred (September 29, 1940). "Normal Comes Right Back With 27-0 Win". The Pantagraph. p. 9. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurons Play 0-0 Tie With Illinois Normal in Opener". The Ypsilanti Daily Press. October 5, 1940. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Normal Duels Ypsilanti to 0-0 Tie". The Pantagraph. October 5, 1940. p. 9. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indiana State Wins Over Illinois Team". Palladium-Item. Associated Press. October 13, 1940. p. 2:7. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "E. I. Teachers Lose to Normal". Herald and Review. October 20, 1940. p. 11. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Normal Vanquishes Southern Teachers, 25-6". The Pantagraph. October 27, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "I. S. N. U. Finds Macomb Easy 36-0 Victim". The Pantagraph. November 2, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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