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2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Denecke (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTodd Drury (2nd season)
Home stadiumHanson Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 0     15 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^   5 3     11 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^   5 3     7 5  
Northern Iowa   5 3     6 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^   4 4     8 5  
Illinois State   4 4     6 5  
Missouri State   3 5     4 7  
Murray State   1 7     2 9  
Indiana State   1 7     1 10  
Western Illinois   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of December 3, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Myers Hendrickson. The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. This was the final season for the Leathernecks in the MVFC before moving to the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) for the 2024–25 season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*ESPN+L 21–5817,843
September 93:00 p.m.Illinois StateESPN+L 18–343,648
September 166:00 p.m.Lindenwood*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ESPN+L 40–433,548
September 237:00 p.m.at Southern Utah*ESPN+L 17–376,504
October 71:00 p.m.at No. 16 North DakotaESPN+L 10–499,758
October 143:00 p.m.Missouri Statedagger
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ESPN+L 7–482,809
October 212:30 p.m.at No. 14 North Dakota StateESPN+L 7–5214,255
October 283:00 p.m.No. 11 Southern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ESPN+L 0–632,636
November 41:00 p.m.at No. 18 Northern IowaESPN+L 6–508,051
November 1112:00 p.m.at Indiana StateESPN+L 6–273,151
November 181:00 p.m.No. 5 South Dakota
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ESPN+L 6–481,935
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 26, 2023.