1944 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

1944 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–4–1 (1–0–0 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
1944 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State $ 3 0 0 7 0 0
Illinois State Normal 1 0 0 3 4 1
Southern Illinois 2 1 0 3 3 0
Eastern Illinois 1 2 0 1 3 0
Western Illinois 0 4 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Howard Hancock and played its home games at McCormick Field. The Redbirds finished the season with a 3–4–1 overall record; they only played one game against a conference opponent, a victory over Western Illinois.