1951 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team

1951 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–4–1 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPTony Liocci
Captains
  • Al Buckwich
  • Howard Eades
Home stadiumMcCormick Field
1951 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois State 6 0 0 9 0 0
Western Illinois 4 1 1 7 1 1
Central Michigan 4 2 0 5 3 0
Eastern Illinois 2 2 2 4 2 2
Michigan State Normal 2 4 0 4 5 0
Illinois State Normal 1 4 1 3 5 1
Southern Illinois 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the IIAC. Illinois State Normal played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.