1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
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The 1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach Pete Rodriguez and played their home games at Hanson Field.
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Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
Record | 3–8 (1–4 Mid-Con) |
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Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Youngstown State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | Wisconsin–Whitewater* | W 12–7 | 9,400 | |||
September 8 | at Akron | L 7–24 | 32,113 | |||
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Indiana State* |
| L 14–17 | 7,549 | |
September 22 | Saginaw Valley State* |
| W 27–7 | 5,218 | ||
September 29 | at Northern Michigan | Marquette, MI | L 21–24 | 5,605 | ||
October 6 | at No. 1 Eastern Illinois | W 10–7 | 7,500 | |||
October 13 | Northern Iowa |
| L 25–38 | 11,596–11,597 | [1] | |
October 20 | at United States International* | San Diego, CA | L 7–14 | 1,300 | ||
October 27 | at Youngstown State | L 8–29 | 7,100 | |||
November 3 | at Illinois State* | L 7–35 | 13,397 | [2] | ||
November 10 | No. 3 North Dakota* |
| L 7–28 | 8,300 | ||
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