1992 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1992 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  1991
1993  →
1992 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^ 5 –1 –012 –2 –0
No. 20 Western Illinois 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Southwest Missouri State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Eastern Illinois 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Illinois State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Indiana State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–4 record overall and a 4–2 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Missouri Western State *
W 42–78,307 [1]
September 12at Sam Houston State *
L 14–19 [2]
September 19 Western Kentucky *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 31–306,230 [3]
September 26 UCF *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 22–359,764 [4]
October 3at No. 17 Southwest Missouri State
L 13–16 [5]
October 10at Southern Illinois
W 50–4213,000 [6]
October 17 Eastern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 28–24 [7]
October 24 Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 42–30 [8]
October 31 Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 37–94,621 [9]
November 7 Morgan State *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 63–133,127 [10]
November 14at No. 4 Northern Iowa No. 19
L 6–3714,552 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Good news: Griffs lose, but no one injured". St. Joseph News-Press. September 6, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston 19, Western 14". The Pantagraph. September 13, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Western falls 31–30 when late kick fails". The Courier-Journal. September 20, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UCF stymies W. Illinois". Florida Today. September 27, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southwest Missouri State 16, Western Illinois 13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 4, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "WIU wins wild one, 50–42". Southern Illinoisan. October 11, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Western slips by Eastern". Herald and Review. October 18, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Western Illinois tops Indiana State". The Pantagraph. October 25, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "W. Illinois 37, Illinois St. 9". The Courier. November 1, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Western Illinois hands Morgan State its fifth straight loss, 63–13". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "After loss, Panthers dominate W. Illinois". The Des Moines Register. November 15, 1992. Retrieved January 24, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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