2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

The 2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Don Patterson and acting head coach Mark Hendrickson, who coached the team in its first seven games while Patterson underwent cancer treatment. The team played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 6–5 record overall and a 4–4 record in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVFC.[1]

2008 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHanson Field
2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^  7 1   12 3  
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^  7 1   9 3  
South Dakota State  6 2   7 5  
Western Illinois  4 4   6 5  
North Dakota State  4 4   6 5  
Missouri State  3 5   4 7  
Youngstown State  3 5   4 8  
Illinois State  2 6   3 8  
Indiana State  0 8   0 12  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Arkansas*No. 25L 24–2870,537[2]
September 6Quincy*No. 18W 63–012,328[3]
September 13at No. 13 South Dakota StateNo. 15L 22–2414,382[4]
September 20Stephen F. Austin*No. 20
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 34–1414,319[5]
October 4at Missouri StateNo. 21W 31–3613,020[6]
October 11at No. 11 North Dakota StateNo. 17W 27–2217,043[7]
October 18Indiana StateNo. 15
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 56–014,561[8]
November 1No. 5 Northern IowaNo. 12
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 6–3010,258[9]
November 8at No. 12 Southern IllinoisNo. 17L 14–247,676[10]
November 15Illinois StateNo. 25
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
W 48–45 OT4,991[11]
November 22Youngstown StateNo. 23
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
L 28–311,286[12]

References

  1. "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 73. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. Trister, Noah (August 31, 2008). "Petrino, Hogs squeak out win". The Commercial Appeal. Associated Press. p. D5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W. Illinois 63, Quincy 0". Belleville News-Democrat. Associated Press. September 7, 2008. p. D5. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "WIU falls to South Dakota State". The Dispatch. Associated Press. September 14, 2008. p. B7. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "WIU 34, Stephen F. Austin 14". The Dispatch. Associated Press. September 21, 2008. p. B3. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Scranton, Lyndal (October 5, 2008). "Western keeps it simple". The Springfield News-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Nilles, Dave (October 12, 2008). "Leathernecks snap Bison's home streak". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 1D. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wells leads Western's shutout of Indiana St". Quad-City Times. Associated Press. October 19, 2008. p. B2. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Sullivan, Jim (November 2, 2008). "Top Cats". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Hefferman, Todd (November 9, 2008). "Dawgs notch big conference win". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 1C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Western Illinois Outlasts Illinois State In Overtime". The Southern Illinoisan. Associated Press. November 16, 2008. p. 5C. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Youngstown State 31, Western Illinois 28". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. Associated Press. November 23, 2008. p. 3B. Retrieved January 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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