2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
The 2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (3–5 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | A.J. Blazek |
| Defensive coordinator | Brian Ward |
| Home stadium | Hanson Field (Capacity: 17,128) |
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| No. 1 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Illinois State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 South Dakota St. ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Indiana State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team gave up the quickest score in the history of college football. In the opening kickoff against the Wisconsin Badgers, the kick returner stepped out of the end zone before returning and taking a knee the end zone for a safety. One second had elapsed off the clock.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 6:00 pm | Valparaiso* | WIUtv3 | W 45–6 | 3,584 | |
| September 6 | 11:00 am | at No. 18 (FBS) Wisconsin* | BTN | L 3–37 | 77,125 | |
| September 13 | 3:00 pm | Drake* |
| WIUtv3 | W 38–13 | 9,445 |
| September 20 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern* | ESPNews | L 7–24 | 32,016 | |
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at No. 17 Southern Illinois | L 17–34 | 13,170 | ||
| October 4 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 North Dakota State |
| Mediacom/ ESPN3 | L 10–17 | 5,111 |
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | at No. 16 Youngstown State | ESPN3 | W 30–24 | 12,771 | |
| October 18 | 3:00 pm | No. 10 Illinois State |
| WIUtv3 | L 34–37 | 4,641 |
| October 25 | 1:00 pm | No. 23 Northern Iowa |
| WIUtv3 | L 13–27 | 2,588 |
| November 8 | 4:00 pm | at South Dakota | W 44–29 | 7,145 | ||
| November 15 | 2:00 pm | at No. 19 South Dakota State | L 24–59 | 3,204 | ||
| November 22 | 1:00 pm | No. 18 Indiana State |
| WIUtv3 | W 34–20 | 1,783 |
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2014 team leaving after Wisconsin loss
Roster
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References
- Bumbaca, Chris (September 7, 2014). "Wisconsin Safety Officially the Fastest Score in College Football History". The Badger Herald. University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
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