2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–11 (1–7 MVFC)
Head coach	Jared Elliott (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Ty Howle (2nd season); David Rocco (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Tom Anthony (1st season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	8	–	0	16	–	0
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	10	–	5
No. 7 Illinois State ^	5	–	3	10	–	5
No. 10 South Dakota State ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
Southern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	5
South Dakota	4	–	4	5	–	7
Indiana State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Youngstown State	2	–	6	6	–	6
Missouri State	1	–	7	1	–	10
	1	–	7	1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 1–11, 1–7 in MVFC play to finish in a two-way tie for ninth place.

Preseason

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Leathernecks were predicted to finish in eighth place.^[1]

The Leathernecks had one player selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.^[2]

Offense

Clint Ratkovich – FB

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at North Alabama*	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 17–26	10,567
September 7	3:00 p.m.	at Colorado State*	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO	AT&T RM	L 13–38	18,231
September 14	3:00 p.m.	No. 10 Montana State*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 14–23	4,728
September 21	3:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 24–38	1,594
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 31–37 ^3OT	3,149
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 10–20	7,243
October 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 Illinois State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 14–28	2,984
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 14–59	10,437
November 2	1:00 p.m.	South Dakota	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 38–34	1,728
November 9	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 21–57	17,441
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 21–45	1,739
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 7–38	8,920
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	14	3	0	17
Lions	6	13	7	0	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	3	3	0	7	13
Rams	14	14	7	3	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Bobcats	7	0	10	6	23
Leathernecks	0	7	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	7	10	14	38
Leathernecks	0	3	7	14	24

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bears	0	7	0	14	7	3	6	37
Leathernecks	7	7	0	7	7	3	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	10	0	0	10
Sycamores	0	0	10	10	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Redbirds	7	7	0	14	28
Leathernecks	0	0	7	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	7	0	0	7	14
Penguins	28	17	14	0	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	10	3	14	34
Leathernecks	7	0	10	21	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	0	7	14	21
No. 1 Bison	13	14	13	17	57

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	3	21	14	45
Leathernecks	0	7	0	14	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	7	0	0	0	7
No. 9 Panthers	7	10	14	7	38

^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ "2019 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Venues	Hanson Field (1950–present)
Culture & lore	Colonel Rock Rocky "We're Marching On" WIU Marching Leathernecks
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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