2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^  6 –1   11 –3  
No. 12 Western Kentucky ^  5 –2   8 –4  
No. 15 Youngstown State  5 –2   8 –3  
Western Illinois  4 –3   5 –5  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4   6 –5  
Indiana State  2 –5   3 –8  
Illinois State  2 –5   2 –9  
Southern Illinois  1 –6   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–5 record overall and a 4–3 record in conference play. [1] Western Illinois played a ten-game schedule instead of the typical eleven-game schedule in Division I-AA, as they were unable to schedule an eleventh opponent before the season began. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30No. 3 Western Kentucky No. 13
W 17–1311,832 [3]
September 22at No. 3 Youngstown State No. 6
L 7–4119,331 [4]
September 29 Southern Illinois No. 13
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 38–2113,744 [5]
October 6 Southern Utah *No. 14
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 27–208,824 [6]
October 13at Illinois State No. 14
W 33–236,777 [7]
October 20No. 14 Northern Iowa No. 12
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 14–1715,637 [8]
October 27 Southwest Missouri State No. 16
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 28–435,187 [9]
November 3at No. 19 Sam Houston State *No. 23
L 24–492,842 [10]
November 10at South Florida *
L 17–4823,252 [11]
November 17at Indiana State
W 52–156,135 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ Batterson, Steve (August 8, 2001). "Western Illinois still seeks respect". Quad-City Times . p. D6. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Toppers lose opener at Western Illinois". Messenger-Inquirer . August 31, 2001. p. 1B. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Youngstown State handles Western Illinois". The Pantagraph . Associated Press. September 23, 2001. p. D3. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Cunningham, Steve (September 30, 2001). "Dawgs bark, but can't bite off a win against Western". The Southern Illinoisan . p. 1B. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "SUU Falls Short Against No. 14 Western Illinois". The Salt Lake Tribune . October 7, 2001. p. C6. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Reinhardt, Randy (October 14, 2001). "Nothing special about this ISU loss". The Pantagraph . p. D1. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Logue, Andrew (October 21, 2001). "Strong kicking, clutch receptions boost Panthers". Des Moines Register . p. 8C. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Capie, Kevin (October 28, 2001). "SMS springs upset on No. 16 Western Illinois". The Springfield News-Leader . p. 1C. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "McCown Throws For 5 TDs". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph . Associated Press. November 4, 2001. p. 3:4. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Young, Pete (November 11, 2001). "Bulls keep it close... for a little bit". Tampa Bay Times . p. 17C. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Indiana State again ends with losing mark". South Bend Tribune . Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. C4. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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