2018_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team

2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Jared Elliott (1st season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Ty Howle (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	David Rocco (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tyler Stockton (1st season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

The 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 5–6, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in fifth place.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.	at Montana State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	SWX	L 23–26	18,507
September 8	6:30 p.m.	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 14–34	39,252
September 15	3:00 p.m.	No. 15 Montana*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 31–27	4,011
September 29	3:00 p.m.	Youngstown State*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	W 45–38	4,352
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 16–33	8,516
October 13	6:00 p.m.	No. 1 North Dakota State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 7–34	2,709
October 20	2:00 p.m.	at Missouri State	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 31–14	12,109
October 27	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Northern Iowa*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 37–17	2,832
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 34–31	4,780
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 12–17	8,761
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Indiana State*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	L 13–15	5,822
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	7	6	7	3	23
Bobcats	3	3	14	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	7	0	7	0	14
Fighting Illini	0	14	10	10	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Grizzlies	18	0	3	6	27
Leathernecks	14	3	0	14	31

2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	8	–	0	15	–	0
No. 3 South Dakota State ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^	5	–	3	7	–	6
Indiana State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Western Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	6
Illinois State	3	–	5	6	–	5
Youngstown State	3	–	5	4	–	7
South Dakota	3	–	5	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Southern Illinois	1	–	7	2	–	9

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	6	7	3	0	16
No. 15 Redbirds	2	10	0	21	33

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