2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2013 record 4–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach Bob Nielson (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Brian Ward
Home stadium Hanson Field
(Capacity: 17,128)
2013 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 North Dakota St. $^   8 0         15 0  
#13 South Dakota St. ^   5 3         9 5  
#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 FCS Poll

The 2013 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University 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. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in ninth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 6:00 PM Hampton* Hanson FieldMacomb, IL WIUS^ W 42–9   6,437
September 7 1:00 PM Quincy* Hanson Field • Macomb, IL WIUS^ W 34–6   4,021
September 14 11:00 AM at Minnesota* TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN L 12–29   42,127
September 21 9:00 PM at UNLV* Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV L 7–38   13,017
September 28 3:00 PM South Dakota Hanson Field • Macomb, IL WIUS^ W 24–10   5,732
October 5 2:00 PM at Illinois State Hancock StadiumNormal, IL L 21–35   11,529
October 12 3:00 PM #13 South Dakota Statedagger Hanson Field • Macomb, IL MVC TV L 14–38   10,232
October 19 3:00 PM at #16 Youngstown State Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH ESPN3 L 14–21   13,607
October 26 6:00 PM Missouri State Hanson Field • Macomb, IL WIUS^ L 27–38   3,624
November 2 1:00 PM Southern Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL WIUS^ L 28–34   3,104
November 16 1:00 PM at Indiana State Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN W 21–14   4,109
November 23 4:00 PM at Northern Iowa UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA L 13–28   9,568
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

^Game aired on a tape delayed basis

References

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