2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
The 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Charlie Fisher and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They finished the season 6–5, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
2016 record | 6–5 (3–5 MVFC) |
Head coach | Charlie Fisher (1st season) |
Offensive coordinator | Doug Malone (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | David Elsen (1st season) |
Home stadium | Hanson Field (Capacity: 17,128) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 South Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 PM | at Eastern Illinois* | No. 20 |
| OVCDN WEIU | W 38–21 | 7,618 |
September 10 | 3:00 PM | No. 19 Northern Arizona* | No. 18 | ESPN3 | W 34–20 | 6,732 | |
September 24 | 2:30 PM | at Northern Illinois* | No. 13 | ESPN3 | W 28–23 | 15,496 | |
October 1 | 6:00 PM | at No. 15 South Dakota State | No. 8 | ESPN3 | L 14–52 | 14,155 | |
October 8 | 3:00 PM | Indiana State![]() | No. 13 |
| ESPN3 | W 36–35 | 5,487 |
October 15 | 2:00 PM | at Missouri State | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | W 38–35 | 12,639 |
October 22 | 6:00 PM | No. 4 North Dakota State | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | L 13–21 | 5,329 |
October 29 | 2:00 PM | at South Dakota | No. 13 | ESPN3 Midco SN | W 35–34 | 8,412 | |
November 5 | 1:00 PM | Illinois State | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | L 26–31 | 3,589 |
November 12 | 1:00 PM | Northern Iowa | No. 19 |
| ESPN3 | L 23–30 | 3,412 |
November 19 | 2:00 PM | at Southern Illinois | No. 23 | ESPN3 | L 34–44 | 5,362 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at Eastern Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#20 Leathernecks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Panthers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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41–21–4 | 2015 | WIU, 33–5 |
Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Lumberjacks | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
#18 Leathernecks | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | 1967 | NAU, 34–0 |
at Northern Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#13 Leathernecks | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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17–21–1 | 2009 | NIU, 41–7 |
Western Illinois beat Northern Illinois, 28–23. The Leathernecks were leading 28–7 in the third quarter and held on for the win. WIU quarterback Sean McGuire went 21 for 37 for 315 yards. Wide receiver Joey Borsellino had nine catches for 148 yards. This was Western's first-ever victory over an FBS team.[1]
at South Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#8 Leathernecks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
#15 Jackrabbits | 7 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 52 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–2 | 2015 | WIU, 40–21 |
Indiana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sycamores | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
#13 Leathernecks | 0 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 36 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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24–15 | 2015 | WIU, 37–30 |
at Missouri State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#12 Leathernecks | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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15–17–1 | 2013 | MSU, 38–27 |
North Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#4 Bison | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
#12 Leathernecks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–5 | 2015 | NDSU, 59–7 |
at South Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#13 Leathernecks | 14 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Coyotes | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–2 | 2015 | WIU, 40–21 |
Illinois State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
#12 Leathernecks | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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50–45–3 | 2015 FCS Playoffs | ILST, 36–19 |
Northern Iowa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
#19 Leathernecks | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–30 | 2015 | WIU, 24–19 |
at Southern Illinois
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#23 Leathernecks | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Salukis | 14 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 44 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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35–22–4 | 2015 | WIU, 37–36 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 23 | RV | RV | |||||||
Coaches | 24 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8–T | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 24 | RV | RV |
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References
- Severson, Jesse (September 24, 2016). "NIU Football: Western Illinois Shocks Huskies; NIU Drops to 0-4". Daily Chronicle. DeKalb. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
For the Leathernecks, who came in ranked No. 13 in the FCS coaches poll, it is the first win over an FBS school in 15 attempts. "We saw teams in our conference do it, North Dakota State beat Iowa, and we said why not us?" Western Illinois wide receiver Joey Borsellino said.
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