1958 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

1958 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

IIAC champion

Conference| Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 6–1–1 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach|

* Lou Saban (2nd season)

Home stadium| Hanson Field

Seasons

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1959 ->

1958 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Western Illinois $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Southern Illinois | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Central Michigan | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Eastern Michigan | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Northern Illinois | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Illinois State Normal | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Eastern Illinois | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1958 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1958 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Lou Saban and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 6–1–1 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, winning the IIAC title.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| St. Ambrose*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 32–25| | [2]
September 27| at Bradley*| Peoria, IL| T 6–6| 5,000| [3]
October 4| at Southern Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 31–32| 6,000| [4]
October 11| Northern Illinois|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 38–7| | [5]
October 25| Eastern Illinois|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 34–0| | [6]
November 1| at Illinois State Normal|

* McCormick Field
* Normal, IL

| W 16–10| | [7]
November 8| at Eastern Michigan|

* Briggs Field
* Ypsilanti, MI

| W 27–6| | [8]
November 15| Central Michigan|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 38–23| 4,000| [9]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References

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1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 69. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
2. ^ "Western Beats St. Ambrose By 32 To 25 Score". Streator Daily Times-Press. Associated Press. September 19, 1958. p. 7. Retrieved November 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Bradley Holds Western Illinois". Evansville Courier & Press. UPI. September 28, 1958. p. 3C. Retrieved November 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Jones, Merle (October 5, 1958). "67-Yard Pass Puts SIU Over Western, 32-31". The Southern Illinoisan. p. 13. Retrieved November 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Western Hands Northern First IIAC Defeat 38-7". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 13, 1958. p. 20. Retrieved November 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Macomb Deals Eastern Ill. 34 to 0 Defeat". Chicago Tribune. October 26, 1958. p. 2:8. Retrieved November 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Barnhart, Jim (November 2, 1958). "Western Tops State Normal, 16-10, in IIAC". The Pantagraph. p. 11. Retrieved November 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Eastern Michigan Loses League Game". Battle Creek Enquirer. Associated Press. November 9, 1958. p. 3:3. Retrieved November 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Central Loses In Title Game". Battle Creek Enquirer. Associated Press. November 16, 1958. p. 4:2. Retrieved November 19, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.

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Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Venues|

* Hanson Field (1950–present)

Culture & lore|

* Colonel Rock
* Rocky
* "We're Marching On"
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Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champions

Illinois
(1908–1949)|

* Lombard (1921)
* Lombard (1922)
* Lombard (1923)
* Knox (IL) & Lombard (1924)
* Bradley & Monmouth (IL) (1925)
* Bradley & Monmouth (IL) (1926)
* Bradley (1927)
* Eastern Illinois & Millikin (1928)
* Knox (IL) & Lombard (1929)
* Millikin, Mount Morris, & Southern Illinois (1930)
* Monmouth (IL) (1930)
* Illinois Wesleyan & McKendree (1932)
* Illinois Wesleyan (1933)
* Augustana (IL) & Millikin
* Millikin & Monmouth (IL)
* Illinois Wesleyan & St. Viator (1936)
* Bradley, Illinois College, & Illinois State Normal (1937)
* Northern Illinois State (1938)
* Western Illinois (1939)
* Illinois State Normal (1940)
* Illinois State Normal & Northern Illinois State (1941)
* Western Illinois (1942)
* No champion (1943)
* Northern Illinois State (1944)
* Illinois State Normal (1945)
* Northern Illinois State (1946)
* Southern Illinois (1947)
* Eastern Illinois (1948)
* Western Illinois (1949)

Interstate
(1950–1969)|

* Illinois State Normal (1950)
* Northern Illinois State (1951)
* Central Michigan (1952)
* Central Michigan (1953)
* Central Michigan & Michigan State Normal (1954)
* Central Michigan & Michigan State Normal (1955)
* Central Michigan (1956)
* Eastern Michigan (1957)
* Western Illinois (1958)
* Western Illinois (1959)
* Southern Illinois (1960)
* Southern Illinois (1961)
* Central Michigan (1962)
* Northern Illinois (1963)
* Northern Illinois & Western Illinois (1964)
* Northern Illinois (1965)
* Central Michigan (1966)
* Central Michigan & Illinois State (1967)
* Central Michigan & Illinois State (1968)
* Western Illinois (1969)

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