2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–11 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Jared Elliott (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Ty Howle (2nd season) David Rocco (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Anthony (1st season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		8	–	0					16	–	0
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					10	–	5
No. 7 Illinois State ^		5	–	3					10	–	5
No. 10 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
Southern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	5
South Dakota		4	–	4					5	–	7
Indiana State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Youngstown State		2	–	6					6	–	6
Missouri State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Western Illinois		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.

Preseason

MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Leathernecks were predicted to finish in eighth place. ^[1]

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Leathernecks had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team. ^[2]

Offense Clint Ratkovich – FB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at North Alabama *	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 17–26	10,567
September 7	3:00 p.m.	at Colorado State *	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	AT&T RM	L 13–38	18,231
September 14	3:00 p.m.	No. 10 Montana State *	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 14–23	4,728
September 21	3:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech *	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 24–38	1,594
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 31–37 3OT	3,149
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 10–20	7,243
October 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Illinois State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 14–28	2,984
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 14–59	10,437
November 2	1:00 p.m.	South Dakota	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 38–34	1,728
November 9	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 21–57	17,441
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 21–45	1,739
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 7–38	8,920
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	14	3	0	17
Lions	6	13	7	0	26

See also: 2019 North Alabama Lions football team

At Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	3	3	0	7	13
Rams	14	14	7	3	38

See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Bobcats	7	0	10	6	23
Leathernecks	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	7	10	14	38
Leathernecks	0	3	7	14	24

See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bears	0	7	0	14	7	3	6	37
Leathernecks	7	7	0	7	7	3	0	31

See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team

At Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	10	0	0	10
Sycamores	0	0	10	10	20

See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Redbirds	7	7	0	14	28
Leathernecks	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	7	0	0	7	14
Penguins	28	17	14	0	59

See also: 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	10	3	14	34
Leathernecks	7	0	10	21	38

See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team

At North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	0	7	14	21
No. 1 Bison	13	14	13	17	57

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	3	21	14	45
Leathernecks	0	7	0	14	21

See also: 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

At Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	7	0	0	0	7
No. 9 Panthers	7	10	14	7	38

See also: 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV
Coaches

References

1. "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
2. "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
3. "2019 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
4. "2019 Football Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.