1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record9–3 (3–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^  5 –0   12 –2  
No. 10 Western Illinois ^  3 –2   9 –3  
No. 21 Southwest Missouri State  3 –2   7 –4  
Indiana State  3 –2   6 –5  
Southern Illinois  1 –4   5 –6  
Illinois State  0 –5   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 9–3 record overall and a 3–2 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Murray State in the first round. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29 Northwestern Oklahoma State *
W 44–21 [2]
September 7at Northern Illinois *
W 17–021,370 [3]
September 14 Alcorn State *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 34–176,498 [4]
September 21at No. 14 Hofstra *
W 18–93,719 [5]
October 5 Indiana State No. 22
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 7–10 [6]
October 12at No. 7 Eastern Illinois *No. 25
W 10–710,133 [7]
October 19at Southern Illinois No. 17
W 26–1911,300 [8]
October 26 Cal Poly *No. 15
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 51–10 [9]
November 2at No. 7 Southwest Missouri State No. 13
W 23–1715,878 [10]
November 9 Illinois State No. 10
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 28–115,714 [11]
November 16at No. 3 Northern Iowa No. 8
L 6–3015,476 [12]
November 30at No. 4 Murray State *No. 10
L 6–342,753 [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Western Illinois rolls to 44-21 win in opener". Daily Republican-Register. Associated Press. August 30, 1996. p. 5. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Nickel, Lori (September 8, 1996). "Murphy's law haunts Northern loss". Chicago Tribune . p. 3:10. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Blalock too much for Alcorn". Clarion-Ledger . September 15, 1996. p. 9D. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "W. Illinois now 4-0; ISU wins in second OT". Chicago Tribune . September 22, 1996. p. 3:8. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Indiana State opens conference play with a 10-7 victory over W. Illinois". Indianapolis Star . October 6, 1996. p. C4. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Western Illinois hands Eastern Illinois defeat". The Pantagraph . Associated Press. October 13, 1996. p. F5. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Hardwig, Greg (October 20, 1996). "Another bitter pill". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1D. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mustangs knuckle under, 51-10". Santa Maria Times . Associated Press. October 27, 1996. p. B6. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hecklinski, Western topple SW Missouri". The Pantagraph . Associated Press. November 3, 1996. p. F8. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Leathernecks set up showdown with UNI". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . Associated Press. November 10, 1996. p. D3. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ McCool, Dan (November 17, 1996). "UNI tramples Western Illinois to claim Gateway title outright". Des Moines Register . p. 11D. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Murray State races by Western Illinois". Quad-City Times . Associated Press. December 1, 1996. p. 3S. Retrieved November 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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