2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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]

2007 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Gateway)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
2007 Gateway Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30No. 20 South Dakota State*
W 29–26 4OT11,648[2]
September 8at Illinois*No. 24
L 0–2148,301[3]
September 15St. Francis (IL)*No. 22
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 69–010,820[4]
September 22at Stephen F. Austin*No. 19
W 34–1310,653[5]
September 29No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 17
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 28–4115,619[6]
October 6at Indiana StateNo. 22
W 19–72,411[7]
October 13Missouri StateNo. 19
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 31–1010,011[8]
October 20No. 1 Northern IowaNo. 17
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 3–4215,330[9]
October 27at Illinois StateNo. 24
W 27–1415,118[10]
November 3Southern IllinoisNo. 19
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 9–1012,112[11]
November 10at No. 21 Youngstown StateNo. 23
L 24–3113,110[12]

References
  1. "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. Vandrovec, Terry (August 31, 2007). "SDSU falters in 4 OT marathon". Argus-Leader. p. 1C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Tupper, Mark (September 9, 2007). "Illinois runs circles around Leathernecks". Quad-City Times. p. B1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Donaldson, WIU roll over NAIA St. Francis". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. September 16, 2007. p. D5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "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.
  6. "Roehl running wild". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Donaldson leads Western over Indiana St". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 7, 2007. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Scranton, Lyndal (October 14, 2007). "Leathernecks run over the Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Newhoff, Doug (October 21, 2007). "Seventh heaven". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "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.
  11. Crow, Robert (November 4, 2007). "Defense saves SIU's day". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 3C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "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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