1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

The 1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1942 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Wix Garner and played their home games at Morgan Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 5–0–2 record overall and a 3–0–1 record in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1]

1942 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–0–2 (3–0–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMorgan Field
1942 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Illinois $ 3 –0 –15 –0 –2
Northern Illinois State 1 –0 –23 –2 –2
Illinois State Normal 2 –1 –12 –5 –1
Southern Illinois 1 –3 –02 –4 –0
Eastern Illinois 0 –3 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Western Illinois was ranked at No. 357 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Illinois College*Jacksonville, ILT 0–0[3]
October 3Iowa Wesleyan*
W 13–0[4]
October 10at Northern Illinois State
T 14–14[5]
October 17Southern Illinois
  • Morgan Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 26–0[6]
October 24at Eastern IllinoisCharleston, ILW 45–0[7]
October 31Illinois State Normal
  • Morgan Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 12–7[8]
November 7at Carthage*Carthage, ILW 14–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 68. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ole Illinois Ties Western, 0-0". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 27, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ia. Wesleyan Falls, 13 To 0". Des Moines Register. October 4, 1942. p. Sports-5. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Huskies Tie Macomb in a 14 to 14 Feature Tilt". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 12, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wesleyan Faces Millikin Eleven In Loop Feature". The Dispatch. Associated Press. October 19, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "E-I Teachers Defeated, 45-0". Herald and Review. October 25, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Harling, Maurice (November 1, 1942). "Western Edges Normal, 12-7". The Pantagraph. p. 8. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Macomb Turns Back Carthage Eleven, 14-7". Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 8, 1942. p. 9. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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