The 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.
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MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Leathernecks were predicted to finish in eighth place.[1]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
6 | South Dakota | 176 |
7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
10 | Missouri State | 80 |
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Preseason All–MVFC team
The Leathernecks had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | at North Alabama* | | ESPN+ | L 17–26 | 10,567
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September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Colorado State* | | AT&T RM | L 13–38 | 18,231
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September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 Montana State* | | ESPN+ | L 14–23 | 4,728
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September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* | | ESPN3 | L 24–38 | 1,594
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October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri State | | ESPN+ | L 31–37 3OT | 3,149
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October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | | ESPN+ | L 10–20 | 7,243
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October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 Illinois State | | ESPN+ | L 14–28 | 2,984
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October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State | | ESPN+ | L 14–59 | 10,437
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November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | South Dakota | | ESPN+ | W 38–34 | 1,728
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November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | | ESPN+ | L 21–57 | 17,441
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November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | | ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 1,739
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November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Northern Iowa | | ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 8,920
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At North Alabama
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Leathernecks |
0 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
Lions |
6 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
26 |
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At Colorado State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Leathernecks |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
Rams |
14 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
38 |
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Montana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 10 Bobcats |
7 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
23 |
Leathernecks |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
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Tennessee Tech
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Golden Eagles |
7 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
38 |
Leathernecks |
0 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
24 |
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Missouri State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT |
Total |
Bears |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
37 |
Leathernecks |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
31 |
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At Indiana State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Leathernecks |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Sycamores |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
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Illinois State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 11 Redbirds |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
28 |
Leathernecks |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
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At Youngstown State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Leathernecks |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
Penguins |
28 |
17 |
14 |
0 |
59 |
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South Dakota
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Coyotes |
7 |
10 |
3 |
14 |
34 |
Leathernecks |
7 |
0 |
10 |
21 |
38 |
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At North Dakota State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Leathernecks |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
No. 1 Bison |
13 |
14 |
13 |
17 |
57 |
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Southern Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Salukis |
7 |
3 |
21 |
14 |
45 |
Leathernecks |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
21 |
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At Northern Iowa
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Leathernecks |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
No. 9 Panthers |
7 |
10 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
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Ranking movements
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