2021_Western_Illinois_Leathernecks_football_team

2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Jared Elliott (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	David Rocco (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Cam Clark (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hanson Field
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

The 2021 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jared Elliott. The Leathernecks played their home games at Hanson Field in Macomb, Illinois.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 21–31	13,149
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN+	L 7–42	25,238
September 18	3:00 p.m.	No. 7 Eastern Washington*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 56–62	5,385
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN3	W 38–35	13,751
October 2	3:00 p.m.	No. 7 Southern Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 30–31 ^OT	4,107
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	L 27–37	3,943
October 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 South Dakota State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 17–41	2,827
October 23	2:00 p.m.	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 10–34	8,807
October 30	3:00 p.m.	Illinois State	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN3	W 38–31	2,118
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 South Dakota	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 21–42	1,972
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN3	L 3-41	6,785
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game

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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

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