2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
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.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Record | 1–11 (1–7 MVFC) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Ty Howle (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | David Rocco (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Anthony (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Hanson Field (Capacity: 17,128) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Leathernecks were predicted to finish in eighth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
| 3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
| 4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
| 6 | South Dakota | 176 |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
| 8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
| 10 | Missouri State | 80 |
Preseason All–MVFC team
The Leathernecks had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[2]
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Offense Clint Ratkovich – FB |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at North Alabama* | ESPN+ | L 17–26 | 10,567 | |||
| September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Colorado State* | AT&T RM | L 13–38 | 18,231 | |||
| September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 Montana State* | ESPN+ | L 14–23 | 4,728 | |||
| September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech* |
| ESPN3 | L 24–38 | 1,594 | ||
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri State |
| ESPN+ | L 31–37 3OT | 3,149 | ||
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | ESPN+ | L 10–20 | 7,243 | |||
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 Illinois State |
| ESPN+ | L 14–28 | 2,984 | ||
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State | ESPN+ | L 14–59 | 10,437 | |||
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | South Dakota |
| ESPN+ | W 38–34 | 1,728 | ||
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 21–57 | 17,441 | |||
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 1,739 | ||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Northern Iowa | ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 8,920 | |||
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Game summaries
At North Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Lions | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
At Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Rams | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Tennessee Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Golden Eagles | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| Leathernecks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
At Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
At Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Penguins | 28 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 59 |
South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Coyotes | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
At North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 1 Bison | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 57 |
Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Salukis | 7 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 45 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
At Northern Iowa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 9 Panthers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | |||||||||||||
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References
- "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- "2019 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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