The 1950 Illinois State Normal Redbirds football team represented Illinois State Normal UniversityâÂÂnow known as Illinois State UniversityâÂÂas a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 7âÂÂ1âÂÂ2 with a mark of 5âÂÂ0âÂÂ1 in conference play, winning the IIAC. Illinois State Normal lost to in the postseason Corn Bowl. The team played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.