1998 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1998 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Gateway champion
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
Record11–3 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Western Illinois $^  5 –1   11 –3  
No. 16 Illinois State ^  4 –2   8 –4  
Northern Iowa  3 –3   7 –4  
Youngstown State  3 –3   6 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –3   5 –6  
Indiana State  2 –4   5 –6  
Southern Illinois  1 –5   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. [1] The team was ranked No. 4 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 St. Cloud State *No. 8
W 23–77,417 [3]
September 12at Central Michigan *No. 11
L 14–3526,412 [4]
September 19at Elon *No. 17
W 17–76,241 [5]
September 26 Southern Utah *No. 14
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 31–3 [6]
October 3No. 1 Youngstown State No. 11
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 14–010,304 [7]
October 10at Southwest Missouri State No. 5
W 20–1312,377 [8]
October 17at Southern Illinois No. 5
W 13–312,600 [9]
October 24No. 18 Illinois State No. 3
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 37–1016,741 [10]
October 31at Buffalo *No. 3
W 41–618,648 [11]
November 7 Indiana State No. 2
W 26–97,994 [12]
November 14at Northern Iowa No. 2
L 6–1012,118 [13]
November 28No. 14 Montana *No. 4
W 52–93,614 [14]
December 5No. 3 Florida A&M *No. 4
W 24–217,400 [15]
December 12at No. 1 Georgia Southern *No. 4
L 14–4211,140 [16]

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References

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