2004 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

The 2004 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Gateway Football Conference in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Don Patterson and played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 4–7 record overall and a 2–5 record in conference play.[1]

2004 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
2004 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Southern Illinois $^  7 –0   10 –2  
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^  6 –1   9 –3  
No. 25 Northern Iowa  5 –2   7 –4  
Southwest Missouri State  3 –4   6 –5  
Western Illinois  2 –5   4 –7  
Illinois State  2 –5   4 –7  
Youngstown State  2 –5   4 –7  
Indiana State  1 –6   4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The team's 98–7 victory over Division II Cheyney broke school and conference records for the most points scored in a game and the largest margin of victory. In addition, running back Travis Glasford broke another school record by scoring six touchdowns, and kicker Justin Langan kicked 14 extra points, one short of the Division I-AA record.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Nebraska*No. 12
L 17–5677,471[3]
September 11Cheyney*No. 16
W 98–711,773[2]
September 18at Hampton*No. 16
L 20–401,705[4]
September 25Quincy*
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 38–3111,102[5]
October 2at Southwest Missouri State
L 31–3610,082[6]
October 9Indiana State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 29–2715,216[7]
October 16Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 40–319,867[8]
October 23at Northern Iowa
L 13–3612,325[9]
October 30at No. 1 Southern Illinois
L 13–6610,045[10]
November 6Youngstown State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 9–3415,984[11]
November 13at No. 5 Western Kentucky
L 3–457,318[12]

References
  1. "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. "98-7!". The Rock Island Argus. September 12, 2004. p. B5. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Sipple, Steven M. (September 5, 2004). "A Passing Grade". Lincoln Journal Star. p. 1F. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Coleman's TDs lead Hampton past WIU". The Southern Illinoisan. Associated Press. September 19, 2004. p. 4B. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Western Illinois survives vs. Quincy upset". Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. September 26, 2004. p. B7. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southwest Missouri State survives Glasford's huge day". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 3, 2004. p. D2. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "WIU holds on against Sycamores". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. October 10, 2004. p. D2. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Reinhardt, Randy (October 17, 2004). "ISU can't cut 'em off at the pass". The Pantagraph. p. D1. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Gray, Rob (October 24, 2004). "Freeney, Panthers run to dominant league win". Des Moines Register. p. 5C. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Klee, Paul (October 31, 2004). "Best of the Best". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1B. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Youngstown State routs Western Illinois". Belleville News-Democrat. Associated Press. November 7, 2004. p. D7. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Grant, Michael (November 14, 2004). "Hilltoppers run, run, run over Western Illinois, 45-3". The Courier-Journal. p. C9. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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