2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
| 2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football | |
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| Conference | Gateway Football Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–3 Gateway) |
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| Home stadium | Hanson Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Southern Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Youngstown State | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 3–3 record in conference play, tying for third place in the Gateway.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | No. 20 South Dakota State* | W 29–26 4OT | 11,648 | [2] | ||||
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Illinois* | No. 24 | BTN | L 0–21 | 48,301 | [3] | |
| September 15 | St. Francis (IL)* | No. 22 |
| W 69–0 | 10,820 | [4] | ||
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin* | No. 19 | W 34–13 | 10,653 | [5] | ||
| September 29 | 1:05 p.m. | No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 17 |
| L 28–41 | 15,619 | [6] | |
| October 6 | at Indiana State | No. 22 | W 19–7 | 2,411 | [7] | |||
| October 13 | Missouri State | No. 19 |
| W 31–10 | 10,011 | [8] | ||
| October 20 | 6:35 p.m. | No. 1 Northern Iowa | No. 17 |
| FSNM/FCS/MS-KC/CFU | L 3–42 | 15,330 | [9] |
| October 27 | at Illinois State | No. 24 | W 27–14 | 15,118 | [10] | |||
| November 3 | No. 6 Southern Illinois | No. 19 |
| L 9–10 | 12,112 | [11] | ||
| November 10 | at No. 21 Youngstown State | No. 23 | L 24–31 | 13,110 | [12] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Vandrovec, Terry (August 31, 2007). "SDSU falters in 4 OT marathon". Argus-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tupper, Mark (September 9, 2007). "Illinois runs circles around Leathernecks". Quad-City Times. p. B1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Donaldson, WIU roll over NAIA St. Francis". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 16, 2007. p. D5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Western Illinois rolls to 34-13 win over SFA". Longview News-Journal. Associated Press. September 23, 2007. p. 5C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Roehl running wild". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Donaldson leads Western over Indiana St". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 7, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scranton, Lyndal (October 14, 2007). "Leathernecks run over the Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newhoff, Doug (October 21, 2007). "Seventh heaven". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Donaldson's 241 Yards Lift WIU Over Redbirds". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 28, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Crow, Robert (November 4, 2007). "Defense saves SIU's day". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youngstown State holds off WIU". The Springfield News-Leader. Associated Press. November 11, 2007. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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