2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Rocco (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorCam Clark (2nd season)
Home stadiumHanson Field
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 14 Missouri State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 18 South Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 4 South Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Indiana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
North Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Western Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Illinois State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Youngstown State   2 – 6     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jared Elliott in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Leathernecks compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for ninth place at the bottom of the MVFC standings. Western Illinois played home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Ball State*
ESPN+L 21–3113,149
September 117:00 p.m.at No. 4 Montana*
ESPN+L 7–4225,238
September 183:00 p.m.No. 7 Eastern Washington*
ESPN+L 56–625,385
September 256:00 p.m.at Youngstown State
ESPN3W 38–3513,751
October 23:00 p.m.No. 7 Southern Illinois
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ESPN+L 30–31 OT4,107
October 91:00 p.m.at Indiana State
ESPN3L 27–373,943
October 1612:00 p.m.No. 7 South Dakota State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ESPN+L 17–412,827
October 232:00 p.m.at North Dakota
ESPN+L 10–348,807
October 303:00 p.m.Illinois State
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ESPN3W 38–312,118
November 612:00 p.m.No. 23 South Dakota
  • Hanson Field
  • Macomb, IL
ESPN+L 21–421,972
November 201:00 p.m.at Northern Iowa
ESPN3L 3-416,785
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Western Illinois Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  2. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". Western Illinois University. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
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