2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Western Illinois Leathernecks wordmark.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Brian Ward (2nd season)
Home stadium Hanson Field
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 0   15 0  
No. 13 South Dakota State ^  5 3   9 5  
No. 18 Youngstown State  5 3   8 4  
Southern Illinois  5 3   7 5  
Missouri State  5 3   5 7  
Illinois State  4 4   5 6  
South Dakota  3 5   4 8  
Northern Iowa  3 5   7 5  
Western Illinois  2 6   4 8  
Indiana State  0 8   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games at Hanson Field. Western Illinois finished the season 4–8 overall and 2–6 in MVFC play to place ninth.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 pm Hampton * WIUS^W 42–96,437
September 71:00 pm Quincy *
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
WIUS^W 34–64,021
September 1411:00 amat Minnesota * BTN L 12–2942,127
September 219:00 pmat UNLV *L 7–3813,017
September 283:00 pm South Dakota
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
WIUS^W 24–105,732
October 52:00 pmat Illinois State L 21–3511,529
October 123:00 pmNo. 13 South Dakota State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
MVC TVL 14–3810,232
October 193:00 pmat No. 16 Youngstown State ESPN3 L 14–2113,607
October 266:00 pm Missouri State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
WIUS^L 27–383,624
November 21:00 pm Southern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
WIUS^L 28–343,104
November 161:00 pmat Indiana State W 21–144,109
November 234:00 pmat Northern Iowa L 13–289,568

^Game aired on a tape delayed basis

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