1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
IIAC champion
Conference Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–0–2 (3–0–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMorgan Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Illinois $ 3 –0 –15 –0 –2
Northern Illinois State 1 –0 –23 –2 –2
Illinois State Normal 2 –1 –12 –5 –1
Southern Illinois 1 –3 –02 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 0 –3 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1942 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Wix Garner and played their home games at Morgan Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–0–2 record overall and a 3–0–1 record in conference play, winning the IIAC title. [1]

Western Illinois was ranked at No. 357 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Illinois College * Jacksonville, IL T 0–0 [3]
October 3 Iowa Wesleyan *
W 13–0 [4]
October 10at Northern Illinois State
T 14–14 [5]
October 17 Southern Illinois
  • Morgan Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 26–0 [6]
October 24at Eastern Illinois Charleston, IL W 45–0 [7]
October 31 Illinois State Normal
  • Morgan Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 12–7 [8]
November 7at Carthage * Carthage, IL W 14–7 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 68. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ole Illinois Ties Western, 0-0". The Pantagraph . Associated Press. September 27, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ia. Wesleyan Falls, 13 To 0". Des Moines Register . October 4, 1942. p. Sports-5. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Huskies Tie Macomb in a 14 to 14 Feature Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle . October 12, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wesleyan Faces Millikin Eleven In Loop Feature". The Dispatch . Associated Press. October 19, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "E-I Teachers Defeated, 45-0". Herald and Review . October 25, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Harling, Maurice (November 1, 1942). "Western Edges Normal, 12-7". The Pantagraph . p. 8. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Macomb Turns Back Carthage Eleven, 14-7". Herald and Review . Associated Press. November 8, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved November 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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