1994 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1994 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 24
Record8–3 (4–2 GFC)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  1993
1995 →
1994 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Northern Iowa $^ 6 –0 –08 –4 –0
No. 24 Western Illinois 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Eastern Illinois 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Illinois State 3 –3 –05 –5 –1
Indiana State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Southwest Missouri State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 8–3 record overall and a 4–2 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Iowa Wesleyan *
W 42–0 [1]
September 8at Western Michigan *
L 7–4330,734 [2]
September 17 Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 0–175,946 [3]
September 24at Southwest Missouri State
W 31–24 2OT [4]
October 1at Southern Illinois
W 24–2112,200 [5]
October 15 Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 38–17 [6]
October 22 Eastern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 23–134,250 [7]
October 29at No. 7 Northern Iowa
L 27–3615,382 [8]
November 5 Jacksonville State *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 42–272,183 [9]
November 12 Buffalo *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 49–73,961 [10]
November 19 Murray State *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 73–173,786 [11]

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The 2003 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with an 9–4 record overall and a 5–2 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Montana in the first round and lost to Colgate in the second round. The team was ranked No. 6 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.

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The 1998 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with an 11–3 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Montana and Florida A&M before losing to Georgia Southern in the semifinals. The team was ranked No. 4 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.

The 1997 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with an 11–2 record overall and a 6–0 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Jackson State before losing to McNeese State in the quarterfinals.

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The 1991 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–4–1 record overall and a 4–2 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Marshall in the first round.

The 1981 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Pete Rodriguez and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Eastern Illinois and Northern Iowa.

The 1969 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. They were led by first-year head coach Darrell Mudra and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 8–2 record and a 3–0 record in conference play, winning the IIAC title.

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The 2004 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference play.

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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.

The 2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 3–3 record in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway.

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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.

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The 1986 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bruce Craddock, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the GCAC. The Leathernecks were led by senior All-American center Frank Winters, senior All- American defensive lineman Todd Auer, and sophomore quarterback Paul Singer, who was 6 -2 as the starter and led the Leathernecks in passing for the second consecutive season. All - conference receiver Albert Brown led the Leathernecks in receiving yards.

The 1993 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 4–2 record in conference play.

References

  1. ↑ "W. Illinois blitzes Iowa Wesleyan". Quad-City Times. September 2, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "McDonagh, Vackaro lead WMU romp before 30,734". The Kalamazoo Gazette. September 9, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "ISU gays Goodnight to Leathernecks". The Pantagraph. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "It's history, but it's a loss too". The Springfield News-Leader. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Weaner, Phil (October 2, 1994). "Salukis let one get away". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McDonald, St. Sauver power Western's win". The Pantagraph. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Western 23, Eastern 13". The Pantagraph. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UNI rally trips up Western Illinois". Quad-City Times. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Jacksonville State loses to Western Illinois 42–27". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Leathernecks' hurry-up leaves Bulls in dust, 49–7". The Buffalo News. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Western Illinois rips Murray State, 73–17". Northwest Herald. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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