2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 MVFC)
Head coach	Myers Hendrickson (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Todd Drury (1st season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 2 North Dakota State ^	7	–	1	12	–	3
No. 20 North Dakota ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Youngstown State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Northern Iowa	5	–	3	6	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Southern Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	6
Missouri State	3	–	5	5	–	6
South Dakota	2	–	6	3	–	8
Indiana State	1	–	7	2	–	9
	0	–	8	0	–	11

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

The 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Myers Hendrickson. The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 UT Martin*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	L 25–42	5,127
September 10	11:00 a.m.	at Minnesota*	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 10–62	43,859
September 17	3:00 p.m.	Southern Utah*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 10–17	5,024
September 24	3:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 17–52	4,500
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at No. 2 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 10–34	15,237
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 7–30	10,118
October 22	3:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 27–28	7,217
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	L 14–64	10,712
November 5	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 North Dakota State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 17–56	2,534
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL		L 0–21	2,661
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		L 13–20 ^OT	2,579
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game

Source:^[1]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	7	6	12	25
No. 18 Skyhawks	7	14	14	7	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	3	0	0	7	10
Golden Gophers	14	17	21	10	62

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	10	0	0	7	17
Leathernecks	0	3	0	7	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	17	21	14	52
Leathernecks	0	3	7	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	3	0	7	10
No. 2 Jackrabbits	10	7	3	14	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	7	0	0	7
No. 16 Salukis	14	9	7	0	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	3	7	0	18	28
Leathernecks	0	7	6	14	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	7	0	7	14
Bears	17	28	10	9	64

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bison	14	14	21	7	56
Leathernecks	0	10	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	14	7	0	21
Leathernecks	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Leathernecks	0	7	3	3	0	13
Redbirds	7	6	0	0	7	20

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
Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024 2025