2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Record | 1–5 (1–5 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | David Rocco (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Cam Clark (1st season) |
Home stadium | Hanson Field |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 South Dakota State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Missouri State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 North Dakota ^ | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 North Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^ | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State† | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois† | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).
On April 5, 2021, Western Illinois announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to a lack of available players.[1]
Schedule
Western Illinois's games scheduled against Southern Illinois (April 10) and South Dakota (April 17) were canceled when the Leathernecks opted out of the remainder of the season.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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February 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 24–30 | 421 | |||
March 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 8 South Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 10–45 | 2,347 | |||
March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 North Dakota |
| ESPN+ | L 21–38 | 658 | ||
March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Illinois State | ESPN+ | L 18–26 | 1,853 | |||
March 27 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 22 Northern Iowa |
| ESPN+ | L 20–34 | 542 | ||
April 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Youngstown State |
| ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 679 | ||
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References
- ^ a b Holland, Scott. "WIU football opts out remainder of spring season". McDonough County Voice. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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