1998 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1998 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Gateway champion
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 4
Record11–3 (5–1 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Western Illinois $^   5 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 16 Illinois State ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Northern Iowa   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Youngstown State   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Southwest Missouri State
   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Indiana State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   1 – 5     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Randy Ball and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with an 11–3 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, making them conference champions. The team received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Montana and Florida A&M before losing to Georgia Southern in the semifinals.[1] The team was ranked No. 4 in The Sports Network's postseason ranking of Division I-AA.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3
St. Cloud State*
No. 8
W 23–77,417[3]
September 12at Central Michigan*No. 11
L 14–3526,412[4]
September 19at
Elon*
No. 17
W 17–76,241[5]
September 26Southern Utah*No. 14
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 31–3[6]
October 3No. 1 Youngstown StateNo. 11
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 14–010,304[7]
October 10at
Southwest Missouri State
No. 5
W 20–1312,377[8]
October 17at Southern IllinoisNo. 5
W 13–312,600[9]
October 24No. 18 Illinois StateNo. 3
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 37–1016,741[10]
October 31at Buffalo*No. 3
W 41–618,648[11]
November 7Indiana StateNo. 2
W 26–97,994[12]
November 14at Northern IowaNo. 2
L 6–1012,118[13]
November 28No. 14 Montana*No. 4
W 52–93,614[14]
December 5No. 3 Florida A&M*No. 4
W 24–217,400[15]
December 12at No. 1 Georgia Southern*No. 4
L 14–4211,140[16]

References

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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