2020_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team

2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	1–5 (1–5 MVFC)
Head coach	Jared Elliott (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	David Rocco (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Cam Clark (1st season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

The 2020 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jared Elliott and played their home games at Hanson Field. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC).

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On April 5, 2021, Western Illinois announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to a lack of available players.^[1]

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Holland, Scott. "WIU football opts out remainder of spring season". McDonough County Voice. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

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"2020 Western Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 27	1:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 24–30	421
March 6	3:00 p.m.	at No. 8 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 10–45	2,347
March 13	1:00 p.m.	No. 3 North Dakota	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 21–38	658
March 20	1:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 18–26	1,853
March 27	8:00 p.m.	No. 22 Northern Iowa	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 20–34	542
April 3	8:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 27–24	679
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 South Dakota State +^	5	–	1	8	–	2
No. 12 Missouri State +^	5	–	1	5	–	5
No. 7 North Dakota ^	4	–	1	5	–	2
No. 6 North Dakota State ^	5	–	2	7	–	3
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^	3	–	3	6	–	4
Northern Iowa	3	–	4	3	–	4
South Dakota	1	–	3	1	–	3
Illinois State†	1	–	3	1	–	3
Western Illinois†	1	–	5	1	–	5
Youngstown State	1	–	6	1	–	6

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season. † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively. Rankings from STATS Poll

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