2004 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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2004 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
←  2003
2005  →
2004 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Southern Illinois $^  7 –0   10 –2  
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^  6 –1   9 –3  
No. 25 Northern Iowa  5 –2   7 –4  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4   6 –5  
Western Illinois  2 –5   4 –7  
Illinois State  2 –5   4 –7  
Youngstown State  2 –5   4 –7  
Indiana State  1 –6   4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference play. [1]

The team's 98–7 victory over Division II Cheyney broke school and conference records for the most points scored in a game and the largest margin of victory. In addition, running back Travis Glasford broke another school record by scoring six touchdowns, and kicker Justin Langan kicked 14 extra points, one short of the Division I-AA record. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Nebraska *No. 12
L 17–5677,471 [3]
September 11 Cheyney *No. 16
W 98–711,773 [2]
September 18at Hampton *No. 16
L 20–401,705 [4]
September 25 Quincy *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 38–3111,102 [5]
October 2at Southwest Missouri State
L 31–3610,082 [6]
October 9 Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 29–2715,216 [7]
October 16 Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 40–319,867 [8]
October 23at Northern Iowa
L 13–3612,325 [9]
October 30at No. 1 Southern Illinois
L 13–6610,045 [10]
November 6 Youngstown State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 9–3415,984 [11]
November 13at No. 5 Western Kentucky
L 3–457,318 [12]

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The 1981 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by third-year head coach Pete Rodriguez and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Eastern Illinois and Northern Iowa.

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References

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