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American college football season
The 2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference play, placing sixth in the Gateway.[1]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | | Morehead State* | | | | W 31–6 | 11,081 | [2] |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Wisconsin* | | | ESPNU | L 10–34 | 80,845 | [3] |
| September 16 | | Kentucky Wesleyan* | | | | W 58–0 | 10,112 | [4] |
| September 23 | | at Northern Colorado* | | | | W 42–28 | 6,219 | [5] |
| September 30 | | at Western Kentucky | No. 21 | | | L 35–38 | 11,710 | [6] |
| October 7 | | at No. 9 Southern Illinois | | | | L 24–31 | 13,721 | [7] |
| October 14 | | No. 6 Youngstown State | | | | L 28–35 | 13,522 | [8] |
| October 21 | | No. 3 Illinois State | | | | L 14–27 | 9,220 | [9] |
| October 28 | 4:05 p.m. | at No. 7 Northern Iowa | | | CFU | W 24–13 | 11,058 | [10] |
| November 4 | | Indiana State | | | | W 46–41 | 9,571 | [11] |
| November 11 | | at Missouri State | | | | L 21–24 | 6,305 | [12] |
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| 2006 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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- ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Western Illinois 31, Morehead St. 6". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. September 1, 2006. p. D6. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hill powers Badgers' rout over W. Illinois". The Reporter. Associated Press. September 10, 2006. p. B6. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wesleyan no match for Leathernecks". Messenger-Inquirer. September 17, 2006. p. 6B. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Less than two weeks after stabbing, Bears punter Mendoza returns to action in loss". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Associated Press. September 24, 2006. p. D5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grant, Michael (October 1, 2006). "Last-minute score lifts Hilltoppers". The Courier-Journal. p. C14. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Whitlock leads SIU". The Paducah Sun. Associated Press. October 8, 2006. p. 4B. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown spoils Western's party". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 15, 2006. p. B11. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rembert Runs Wild In Illinois State's Victory Over Host Western Illinois". The Southern Illinoisan. Associated Press. October 22, 2006. p. 7C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCool, Dan (October 29, 2006). "Unusually weak offense dooms UNI in the dome". Des Moines Register. p. 9C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WIU's Donaldson runs wild in win over Indiana St". The Dispatch. Associated Press. November 5, 2006. p. B5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scranton, Lyndal (November 12, 2006). "Bears go out on high note". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
