1955 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1955

| team = Illinois State Normal Redbirds

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| short_conf = IIAC

| record = 3–4–2

| conf_record = 2–3–1

| head_coach = Edwin Struck

| hc_year = 11th

| mvp = Bill Booker

| captain = Bob Riggenbach

| captain2 = Bill Booker

| stadium = McCormick Field

}}

{{1955 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1955 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 1955 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the IIAC.{{cite web |title=2021 Redbird Football Media Guide |url=https://goredbirds.com/documents/2021/9/3/2021_Online_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=Illinois State University Athletics Department |page=66 |access-date=October 21, 2021 }} Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.

While the team lost its game against Western Illinois, it was later awarded a win by forfeit due to Western Illinois' use of an ineligible player.{{cite news |title=Western Illinois Forfeits Football Game to Normal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87532539/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=The Rock Island Argus |agency=Associated Press |date=December 6, 1955 |page=37 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Peoria, IL

| score = 7–18

| source = {{cite news |last1=Barnhart |first1=Jim |title=Bradley 18-7 Victor Over State Normal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87531223/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=September 25, 1955 |page=26 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = Northern Illinois State

| site_stadium = Glidden Field

| site_cityst = DeKalb, IL

| score = 7–7

| source = {{cite news |last1=Cryer |first1=Del |title=State Normal Gains 7-7 Tie With Northern in IIAC Fray |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87531617/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=October 2, 1955 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| opponent = Eastern Illinois

| site_stadium = McCormick Field

| site_cityst = Normal, IL

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 16–13

| source = {{cite news |title=Normal Scores All Points in First Quarter, Defeats Eastern, 16-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87531724/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=Herald and Review |date=October 9, 1955 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan State Normal

| site_stadium = Briggs Field

| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI

| score = 6–25

| source = {{cite news |title=Powerful Michigan Normal Takes 25-6 Win From ISNU |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87531906/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=October 16, 1955 |page=14 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = McCormick Field

| site_cityst = Normal, IL

| score = 7–35

| source = {{cite news |title=Central Michigan in Easy Victory, 35 to 7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87532043/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=Lansing State Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=October 23, 1955 |page=71 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Lewis Flyers|title=Lewis}}

| site_stadium = McCormick Field

| site_cityst = Normal, IL

| score = 20–20

| source = {{cite news |last1=Barnhart |first1=Jim |title=Last Half State Normal Rally Enables Birds To Tie Lewis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87532359/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=October 30, 1955 |page=13 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Western Illinois

| site_stadium = Hanson Field

| site_cityst = Macomb, IL

| score = 13–32 (forfeit)

| source = {{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Fred |title=Western Defeats State Normal, 32-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85428429/the-pantagraph/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=November 5, 1955 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = l

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| site_stadium = McCormick Field

| site_cityst = Normal, IL

| score = 14–28

| source = {{cite news |last1=Barnhart |first1=Jim |title=Southern's Running Attack Raps State Normal, 28-14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87532907/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=The Pantagraph |date=November 13, 1955 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Illinois Wesleyan Titans football|title=Illinois Wesleyan}}

| site_stadium = McCormick Field

| site_cityst = Normal, IL

| score = 20–13

| source = {{cite news |title=Illinois State Normal Bests Illinois Wesleyan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87533007/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |work=The Terre Haute Tribune |agency=Associated Press |date=November 20, 1955 |page=54 |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/299/stats/13492 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 13, 2022 }}

References

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