1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
Record | 7–4 (2–4 Gateway) |
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Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Illinois State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–4 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play. [1]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | at Northern Illinois * | No. 20 | W 27–21 | 17,930 | [2] | |
September 11 | Mississippi Valley State * | No. 18 | W 77–7 | 7,324 | [3] | |
September 18 | vs. Nicholls State * | No. 14 | W 14–13 | 8,764 | [4] | |
September 25 | at No. 18 Youngstown State | No. 13 | L 24–28 | 16,032 | [5] | |
October 2 | Southwest Missouri State | No. 19 |
| L 17–27 | 10,478 | [6] |
October 9 | No. 22 Elon * | No. 24 |
| W 20–14 | 4,027 | [7] |
October 16 | Southern Illinois | No. 20 |
| W 68–27 | 13,341 | [8] |
October 23 | at Indiana State | No. 19 | L 36–39 3OT | 5,767 | [9] | |
November 6 | at No. 11 Illinois State | L 30–38 | 14,108 | [10] | ||
November 13 | No. 11 Northern Iowa |
| W 46–27 | 8,574 | [11] | |
November 20 | Drake * |
| W 24–0 | 2,814 | [12] | |
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