1991 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1991 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–4–1 (4–2 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Western Illinois ^ 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Southern Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwest Missouri State
 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by second-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–4–1 record overall and a 4–2 record in conference play. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Marshall in the first round.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Washburn*
W 42–38,238[2]
September 14at Wisconsin*
L 13–3142,861[3]
September 21
St. Ambrose*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 27–76,034[4]
September 28No. 11 Sam Houston State*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
T 21–218,773[5]
October 5at Eastern Illinois
W 16–154,208[6]
October 12No. 15
Southwest Missouri State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 26–215,343[7]
October 19Southern IllinoisNo. 17
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 21–2010,225[8]
October 26at Illinois StateNo. 14
W 22–1211,283[9]
November 2at Indiana StateNo. 12
L 6–73,076[10]
November 9at
Baltimore, MD
W 44–6350[11]
November 16No. 4 Northern IowaNo. 13
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 17–244,500[12]
November 30at
Marshall University Stadium
  • Huntington, WV (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)
    		• L 17–2016,840[13]

    References

    1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
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