2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
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2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Record | 0–11 (0–8 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Pat Denecke (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Todd Drury (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 South Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 South Dakota ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 North Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Youngstown State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 North Dakota ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Myers Hendrickson. The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. This was the final season for the Leathernecks in the MVFC before moving to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) for the 2024–25 season.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | ESPN+ | L 21–58 | 17,843 | |
September 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Illinois State | ESPN+ | L 18–34 | 3,648 | |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Lindenwood* |
| ESPN+ | L 40–43 | 3,548 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah* | ESPN+ | L 17–37 | 6,504 | |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 16 North Dakota | ESPN+ | L 10–49 | 9,758 | |
October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri State![]() |
| ESPN+ | L 7–48 | 2,809 |
October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 14 North Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 7–52 | 14,255 | |
October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 11 Southern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 0–63 | 2,636 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Northern Iowa | ESPN+ | L 6–50 | 8,051 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | ESPN+ | L 6–27 | 3,151 | |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 South Dakota |
| ESPN+ | L 6–48 | 1,935 |
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Game summaries
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References
- ^ "2023 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
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