2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  2005
2007  →
2006 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Youngstown State $^  6 –1   11 –3  
No. 8 Illinois State ^  5 –2   9 –4  
No. 17 Northern Iowa  5 –2   7 –4  
No. 7 Southern Illinois ^  4 –3   9 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –3   6 –5  
Western Illinois  2 –5   5 –6  
Missouri State  1 –6   2 –9  
Indiana State  1 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference play, placing sixth in the Gateway. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31 Morehead State *
W 31–611,081 [2]
September 9at Wisconsin *
L 10–3480,845 [3]
September 16 Kentucky Wesleyan *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 58–010,112 [4]
September 23at Northern Colorado *
W 42–286,219 [5]
September 30at Western Kentucky
L 35–3811,710 [6]
October 7at No. 9 Southern Illinois
L 24–3113,721 [7]
October 14No. 6 Youngstown State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 28–3513,522 [8]
October 21No. 3 Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 14–279,220 [9]
October 28at Northern Iowa
W 24–1311,058 [10]
November 4 Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 46–419,571 [11]
November 11at Missouri State
L 21–246,305 [12]

Roster

2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 3 Herb Donaldson So
WR 11 Marco Thomas Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 7 Mike McEachern So
LB 6 Jason Williams So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P 16 Taylor Rowan So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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The 1993 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Smith and played their home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis finished the season with a 2–9 record overall and a 1–5 record in conference play.

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The 2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Don Patterson and acting head coach Mark Hendrickson, who coached the team in its first seven games while Patterson underwent cancer treatment. The team played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 4–4 record in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVFC.

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The 1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–4 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.

The 1952 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1952 college football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Vince DiFrancesca and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, placing second in the IIAC.

References

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