1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1989 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
1989 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Southwest Missouri State $^ 5 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 15 Eastern Illinois ^ 4 –2 –09 –4 –0
No. 20 Northern Iowa 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Illinois State 4 –2 –05 –6 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Western Illinois 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2 Arkansas–Monticello *
W 24–10 [1]
September 10at Southern Illinois
W 14–73,000 [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 30at Northern Illinois *
L 27–3422,365 [5]
October 7 Northern Iowa
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 10–219,121 [6]
October 14 Fort Hays State *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 43–0 [7]
October 21at No. 19 Eastern Illinois
L 5–31 [8]
October 28at Illinois State
L 6–30 [9]
November 4at Portland State *
L 7–14 [10]
November 11 Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–137,631 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "WIU opens with a win". Quad-City Times. September 3, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Weaner, Phil (September 11, 1989). "Head start not enough". Southern Illinoisan. p. B11. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Two big plays give Bears 31–24 victory". The Springfield News-Leader. September 17, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Western Illinois rips Delaware St". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "NIU wishbone breaks WIU defense". Chicago Tribune. October 1, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Northern Iowa holds off Leathernecks". The Daily Nonpareil. October 8, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Western Illinois whips Fort Hays". The Salina Journal. October 15, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eastern bops Western for year's worth of state bragging rights". The Rock Island Argus. October 22, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Illinois State 30, Western Illinois 6". The Dispatch. October 29, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "PSU downs Western Illinois 14–7". The Sunday Oregonian. November 5, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Jochem's touchdown run sparks Indiana State". The Sunday Courier. November 12, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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