1990 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1990 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (3–3 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  1989
1991  →
1990 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Southwest Missouri State +^ 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 11 Northern Iowa +^ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Illinois State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Western Illinois 3 –3 –03 –8 –0
Indiana State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 3–8 record overall and a 3–3 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Arkansas–Monticello *
L 11–18 [1]
September 8at Kansas State *
L 6–2725,432 [2]
September 15at Montana State *
L 16–388,107 [3]
September 29 Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 28–107,453 [4]
October 6 Eastern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 17–279,181 [5]
October 13at No. 13 Northern Iowa
L 14–5010,794 [6]
October 20 Portland State *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 27–30 [7]
October 27at No. 2 Southwest Missouri State
L 14–3510,721 [8]
November 3at Southern Illinois
W 24–2212,100 [9]
November 10 Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 21–78,176 [10]
November 17at No. 7 Nevada *
L 16–5016,310 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ark.–Monticello 18, W. Illinois 11". Southern Illinoisan. September 2, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Success all around helps K-State win". The Kansas City Star. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "MSU wallops Western Illinois 38–16". The Independent-Record. September 16, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sycamores' streak continues". The Kokomo Tribune. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Eastern rallies past Western". The Pantagraph. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Panthers storm past Western Illinois". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Vikings hold off Western Illinois' rally to end string of late losses". The Sunday Oregonian. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bears wake up in second half, rout Western Illinois". The Kansas City Star. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Weaner, Phil (November 4, 1990). "Wedemeier, SIU come too close again". Southern Illinoisan. p. D33. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "ISU closes out season with losing effort". The Pantagraph. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Gatlin guns Nevada over Western Illinois". The Montana Standard. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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