1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record7–4 (2–4 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Illinois State $^   6 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   5 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 15 Northern Iowa   3 – 3     8 – 3  
Western Illinois   2 – 4     7 – 4  
Southwest Missouri State
   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Indiana State   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Southern Illinois   1 – 5     5 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by first-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–4 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Northern Illinois*No. 20
W 27–2117,930[2]
September 11Mississippi Valley State*No. 18
W 77–77,324[3]
September 18vs.
New Orleans, LA
W 14–138,764[4]
September 25at No. 18 Youngstown StateNo. 13
L 24–2816,032[5]
October 2
Southwest Missouri State
No. 19
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 17–2710,478[6]
October 9No. 22
Elon*
No. 24
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 20–144,027[7]
October 16Southern IllinoisNo. 20
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 68–2713,341[8]
October 23at Indiana StateNo. 19
L 36–39 3OT5,767[9]
November 6at No. 11 Illinois State
L 30–3814,108[10]
November 13No. 11 Northern Iowa
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 46–278,574[11]
November 20Drake*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 24–02,814[12]

References

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 72. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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