1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  1998
2000  →
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Northern Illinois *No. 20
W 27–2117,930 [2]
September 11 Mississippi Valley State *No. 18
W 77–77,324 [3]
September 18vs. Nicholls State *No. 14
W 14–138,764 [4]
September 25at No. 18 Youngstown State No. 13
L 24–2816,032 [5]
October 2 Southwest Missouri State No. 19
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 17–2710,478 [6]
October 9No. 22 Elon *No. 24
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 20–144,027 [7]
October 16 Southern Illinois No. 20
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 68–2713,341 [8]
October 23at Indiana State No. 19
L 36–39 3OT5,767 [9]
November 6at No. 11 Illinois State
L 30–3814,108 [10]
November 13No. 11 Northern Iowa
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 46–278,574 [11]
November 20 Drake *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 24–02,814 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Clete (September 3, 1999). "Putting the comeback on hold". Daily Chronicle . p. 13. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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