1979_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team

1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Record	3–8 (1–4 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Pete Rodriguez (1st season);
Home stadium	Hanson Field
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

The 1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Association of Mid-Continent Universities during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach Pete Rodriguez and played their home games at Hanson Field.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8		Wisconsin–Whitewater*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 12–7	9,400
September 8		at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 7–24	32,113
September 15	7:30 p.m.	Indiana State*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 14–17	7,549
September 22		Saginaw Valley State*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 27–7	5,218
September 29		at Northern Michigan	Marquette, MI	L 21–24	5,605
October 6		at No. 1 Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	W 10–7	7,500
October 13		Northern Iowa	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 25–38	11,596–11,597	^[1]
October 20		at United States International*	San Diego, CA	L 7–14	1,300
October 27		at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 8–29	7,100
November 3		at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 7–35	13,397	^[2]
November 10		No. 3 North Dakota*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 7–28	8,300
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1979 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Youngstown State $^	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Northern Iowa	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Akron	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois	1	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Western Illinois	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II AP Poll