1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

The 1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Bruce Craddock and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.

1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 GCAC)
Head coach	Bruce Craddock (7th season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Northern Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Arkansas–Monticello*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 24–10		[1]
September 10	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 14–7	3,000	[2]
September 16	Southwest Missouri State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 24–31		[3]
September 23	Delaware State*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 38–24		[4]
September 30	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 27–34	22,365	[5]
October 7	Northern Iowa	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 10–21	9,121	[6]
October 14	Fort Hays State*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 43–0		[7]
October 21	at No. 19 Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 5–31		[8]
October 28	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 6–30		[9]
November 4	at Portland State*	Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 7–14		[10]
November 11	Indiana State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 7–13	7,631	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game