| Year: | 1950 |
| Team: | Illinois State Normal Redbirds |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | IIAC |
| Record: | 7–1–2 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0–1 |
| Head Coach: | Edwin Struck |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Mvp: | Dean Burridge |
| Captain: | Dean Burridge, Ralph Lesnick |
| Stadium: | McCormick Field |
| Champion: | IIAC champion |
| Bowl: | Corn Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 6–7 vs. |
The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Edwin Struck, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the IIAC. Illinois State Normal lost to in the postseason Corn Bowl.[1] The team played home games at McCormick Field in Normal, Illinois.